Vanderbilt suspends Dort after arrest for assault

Nov 26, 2023, 09:10 PM ET

NASHVILLE, Tenn.– Vanderbilt has actually suspended Lee Dort after the forward was jailed Sunday on a charge of felony exacerbated attack.

“We are aware of the matter and have suspended student-athlete Lee Dort from the basketball group pending the results of the university’s and the legal system’s procedures,” Vanderbilt representative Jacob Bell stated in a university statement.Dort was reserved into the Davidson County Jail early Sunday morning before being released on a$ 10,000 bond about 10 hours later.The Tennessean cited an arrest affidavit that school cops were called at 1:14 a.m. Sunday for screams inside a dorm room, and Dort’s ex-girlfriend informed authorities that Dort had taken her phone, pushed her versus a wall and a bedpost inside her room. As she slid down the bed, she informed authorities Dort gripped her neck.Officers kept in mind a scratch on the woman’s shoulder and a red mark on her upper

arm. The affidavit states Dort was questioned and arrested at Memorial Gym, where Vanderbilt plays.Dort, who turned 21 Saturday, played 17 games last season averaging 1.7 points and 2.1 rebounds per game. The 6-foot-10, 245-pound forward from McKinney, Texas, has actually played seven minutes in one game after missing out on the very first four games with an injury.The Associated Press contributed to this report.