Maryland freshman center Diamond Stone has been suspended for Thursday’s game against Minnesota, the team announced on Monday.
In Saturday’s 70-57 loss to Wisconsin, Stone received a contact technical foul after he pushed Badgers forward Vitto Brown’s head into the court. Wisconsin forward Charlie Thomas was also issued a technical foul for what he said following the play.
Stone remained in the game on Saturday, but Turgeon decided to discipline the forward.
“Diamond’s conduct during Saturday’s game was a poor representation of the standards that we have established as a program at the University of Maryland,” Turgeon said in a statement. “I have talked with Diamond and he realizes he made a mistake. He felt very badly about what happened and will learn from this experience. I want to sincerely apologize to Vitto Brown and [coach] Greg Gard for what transpired Saturday.”
The freshman center, who is averaging 12.8 points and 5.4 rebounds per game, also apologized in the statement.
“I want to apologize to Vitto Brown and the Wisconsin basketball team for my unacceptable behavior during Saturday’s game,” Stone said. “I regret that I let the emotions of the game get the best of me. I let my team down and I accept full responsibility for my actions.”
The Big Ten issued a statement supporting Turgeon’s actions and that Stone will not be disciplined further.
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