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Purdue men's basketball coach Matt Painter has dismissed junior guard Kelsey Barlow from the program and suspended guard/forward D.J. Byrd for Sunday's game against Michigan State for a violation of team rules, according to a press release from the school.

“This is an unfortunate situation, but we will move forward as a program,” Painter said. in a press release. “We expect our student-athletes to live up to a high standard, and when their actions become detrimental to the program, there are consequences.”


The West Lafayette Police Department is investigating allegations that Byrd assaulted a bouncer at Where Else Bar early this morning. Capt. Gary Sparger said investigators are still piecing together what exactly took place outside the Chauncey Hill business and resulted in Byrd, 21, being arrested on suspicion of public intoxication. Sparger said he hopes to have the case forwarded to the Tippecanoe County prosecutor's office sometime this weekend or on Monday.
Officers were initially called to Where Else, 304 W. State St., at 2:53 a.m. for reports of a disturbance.
Sparger said Barlow, a former Indianapolis Cathedral High School star, had been at Where Else earlier but either left or got kicked out of the business. Barlow then came back, believing he left his wallet there. Where Else, however, refused to let him back in.
Barlow left and returned later accompanied by Byrd, teammate Robbie Hummel and other members of Purdue's basketball team. This resulted in some type of confrontation, during which Byrd is suspected of hitting a bouncer, Sparger said.
Byrd's arrest on suspicion of public intoxication came when an Indiana State Police trooper happened to be driving by, Sparger said. Byrd was the only person involved in the disturbance who was arrested.
Sparger said the investigation is still ongoing to determine what exactly happened.
Byrd was booked into the Tippecanoe County Jail about 3:35 a.m. Friday and released five hours later.
"There's never a good time for something like this to occur," Painter said today, "but you have to do what's best for your program and make sure each guy learns a lesson, and move forward."
Byrd, a native of Crawfordsville and graduate of North Montgomery High School, is studying organizational leadership and supervision at Purdue.
Barlow, a 6-5 guard, started 22 of 26 games this season, averaging 24.3 minutes and 8 points. Byrd, a 6-5 player, had started four games, averaging 17.1 minutes and giving the Boilermakers a deep threat with 45 percent shooting from 3-point range.
Barlow was suspended just before last year's NCAA tournament for conduct detrimental to the team. The Boilermakers lost in the second round to Virginia Commonwealth.
Police were expected to file their report with the Tippecanoe County prosecutor's office by Tuesday. A message left at the bar was not immediately returned
The Associated Press contributed to this report.

[kmarinouofm]

u play tennis with the guy ?