ODU cuts star: ‘Conduct unbecoming of Queen’

Jan 29, 2024, 06:17 PM ET NORFOLK, Va.– Old Dominion scoring leader Vasean Allette has actually been dismissed from the team for “conduct unbecoming of a Monarch,” interim coach Kieran Donohue said.Donohue made the statement Sunday, one day after he stated Allette was suspended and did not play in a 76-70 home loss to Georgia Southern.Allette, a freshman guard from Toronto, was balancing 17.4 points for Old Dominion, second in the Sun Belt Conference. He had actually started the very first 18 games before coming off the bench in a 78-62 home loss to James Madison on Wednesday.Editor’s Picks Allette also was leading the Monarchs(5-16, 1-8)in rebounding, helps and steals.Donohue stepped in as the Monarchs’

interim coach when Jeff Jones took a leave from the team for the rest of the season while dealing

with health concerns.The 63-year-old Jones is recuperating from a cardiac arrest suffered Dec. 20 at the Diamond Head Classic in Honolulu and likewise is fighting prostate cancer.