AUSTIN, Texas (AP) – Texas basketball player Martez Walker was suspended indefinitely from all team activities Friday after he was charged with misdemeanor assault of a woman at a residence hall.
Texas basketball coach Rick Barnes said in a statement Friday announcing the suspension that Walker was cooperating with the investigation.
According to campus police, authorities were called to the dorm Wednesday night, where the woman described Walker as her boyfriend. The victim was taken to a hospital for treatment and a warrant was issued for Walker’s arrest on a charge of assault with injury/dating violence, a class A misdemeanor.
Walker turned himself in to authorities late Thursday night. If convicted, Walker faces up to one year in jail and up to $4,000 in fines.
”We have consistently stressed to all of our student athletes for a long time that any behavior in which women are not treated with respect will not be tolerated,” Barnes said.
Walker played in 33 games last season, averaging nearly 13 minutes and 4.7 points.
Football coach Charlie Strong dismissed football players Kendall Sanders and Montrel Meander after they were arrested in July on felony sexual assault charges.
”Physical abuse and violence will not be tolerated at the University of Texas,” Texas President Bill Powers said Friday.
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