Adam Zagoria covers basketball at all levels. He is the author of two books and an award-winning journalist whose articles have appeared in ESPN The Magazine, SLAM, Sheridan Hoops, Sports Illustrated, Basketball Times and in newspapers nationwide.
Kansas’ Jalen Wilson suspended 3 games after suspicion of DUI arrest
By ADAM ZAGORIA
Kansas redshirt sophomore forward Jalen Wilson has been suspended for the team’s exhibition game Wednesday against Emporia State as well as thje first three regular-season games after being arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence Sunday.
Head coach Bill Self said Wilson will also serve “community hours during his suspension and do some community service.”
The 6-foot-8 Wilson will miss No. 3 Kansas’ game with Michigan State in the Champions Classic on Tuesday at Madison Square Garden. No. 9 Duke will face No. 10 Kentucky in the second game of the doubleheader.
Wilson averaged 11.8 points and 7.9 rebounds last season.
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Adam Zagoria is a Basketball Insider who covers basketball at all levels. A contributor to The New York Times and SportsNet New York (SNY), he is also the author of two books and is an award-winning journalist and filmmaker. His articles have appeared in ESPN The Magazine, SLAM, Sheridan Hoops, Basketball Times and in newspapers nationwide. He also won an Emmy award for his work on the SNY mini-documentary on Syracuse guard Tyus Battle.
A veteran Ultimate Frisbee player, he has competed in numerous National and World Championships and, perhaps more importantly, his teams won the Westchester Summer League (WSL) championships in 2011 and 2013.
He lives in Manhattan with his wife and children.
