Illinois’ Shannon knows rape charge ‘real severe’

• Myron Medcalf, ESPN

  • Personnel WriterMay 14, 2024, 11:57 AM ET Close Covers college basketball
  • Signed up with ESPN.com in 2011
  • Graduate of Minnesota State University, Mankato

In his very first public comments ahead of his June sexual assault trial, previous Illinois star Terrence Shannon Jr. said Tuesday during the NBA draft integrate that he comprehends the “severe” charges against him.Shannon, as soon as projected as a first-round choice, is being inspected as a prospective NBA possibility, which could depend on the result of his June 10 trial for felony rape and felony exacerbated sexual attack charges. Last year, a lady implicated Shannon of sexually penetrating her with his fingers at a bar in Lawrence, Kansas.Shannon was detained, charged and suspended by Illinois amidst a school examination

in December. After missing out on 6 games, nevertheless, Shannon got a short-term limiting order from a federal judge and went back to the court for the rest of the season. The school dropped its examination in April.” I’m looking forward to my day in court, “he said.Editor’s Picks A Kansas judge chose recently at Shannon’s preliminary hearing that there is sufficient likely cause for Shannon to stand trial. Shannon got in a not guilty

plea at the hearing.On Tuesday, Shannon stated he’s purchased the NBA draft procedure and the work attached to it. At the integrate, Shannon added that he’s the best”two-way “player in the draft.”Clearly, it’s a real major allegation and I’m aware of that and I can’t go much into detail about it, however I’m simply concentrated on what I can control which’s basketball and what I do on the court, in the weight space, with my family, “he informed WCIA in Champaign, Illinois.The accuser in the event found Shannon through a Google search after the event and then told local authorities, who then submitted a warrant for Shannon’s arrest in December.At the time, Shannon was a forecasted first-round pick in next month’s NBA draft. His legal representatives said his June rape trial will conclude before the draft on June 26-27. Before Shannon’s initial hearing recently, his lawyers asked for

that the DNA proof in the event not be acceptable in the trial. They also stated, through statement, the judge judgment that the trial will progress has

no bearing on Shannon’s guilt or innocence in the case.Shannon said he can’t control people’s viewpoints of him, as he deals with major charges. He likewise said he’s” great”mentally. “I seem like individuals are going to have their viewpoint of me no matter what,”Shannon stated Tuesday.”No matter what you’re going through or if you’re not going through anything. You can’t let other individuals’s opinions impact you. “