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Indiana Basketball Player At Fault In Car Accident

By Cameron La Fontaine

Nov 4, 2013; Bloomington, IN, USA; Indiana Hoosiers guard Yogi Ferrell (11) leads the team on to the court before the game against the Hillsdale Chargers at Assembly Hall. Mandatory Credit: Pat Lovell-USA TODAY Sports
Nov 4, 2013; Bloomington, IN, USA; Indiana Hoosiers guard Yogi Ferrell (11) leads the team on to the court before the game against the Hillsdale Chargers at Assembly Hall. Mandatory Credit: Pat Lovell-USA TODAY Sports /
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Indiana sophomore forward Devin Davis was hit by a car that resulted in a head injury to himself and police said he was at fault.

Police said that Indiana basketball sophomore forward Devin Davis was struck by a car driven by teammate Emmitt Holt in the football parking lot when Davis suffered a head injury that sent him to the hospital.

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According to a police report obtained by the Associated Press, Holt had driven Davis to the football parking lot and when Holt was leaving, Davis jumped in front of his car, was struck by it, and suffered a serious head injury. After being in serious condition, the 19-year-old Davis is improving and has normal speech.

Holt, an 18-year-old freshman, had been drinking that night. as had Davis. Holt was cited for illegal consumption, a misdemeanor, and operating under the influence of alcohol under age 21. The team said Holt had a blood-alcohol level of 0.025, below the legal limit of 0.08. Davis has not been cited.

Indiana head basketball coach Tom Creen said on his radio show Monday that Holt will sit out four games at the start of the season.

“We had a couple guys make bad choices,” Crean said. “We’re not a program that waits for this or that. The rules say that they sit a certain amount of games, I say they sit more.”

Indiana University released a statement by Holt on Monday:

"Devin is not only a teammate but also a great friend, and it pains me to know that I have caused him harm. I sincerely regret my actions and I understand that I must be held accountable to the high standards that Coach Crean and IU have set for all of us. I want to apologize to Coach, to my teammates and to the entire IU community for not living up to the expectations that this program and university deserve. I will work hard in the coming days, weeks and months to become a better man and teammate.”"

The struggles continue for Indiana basketball which is already dealing with failed drug tests from sophomores Troy Williams and Stanford Robinson. Crean said the pair those two will also sit for four games for their actions.

Indiana comes into the season unranked and they have a lot of discipline to figure out before they’re going to have a chance at reaching the rankings this season.

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