It has been a little more than a week since freshman guard Jalek Felton was suspended by UNC but few details have emerged over that stretch as the Tar Heels are preparing to take on Duke in Chapel Hill on Thursday.
โYou know everything I know,โ head coach Roy Williams said at a Tuesday press conference. Williams said the team was informed Felton was being suspended by the university during practice last Monday, January 29.
โWe took him off the practice court during our stretching,โ Williams said, โand he had a conversation over the phone with someone. And thatโs when we were informed.โ
Felton did not make the trip to Clemson in a game that UNC lost last Tuesday and missed Carolinaโs victory over Pittsburgh in Chapel Hill over the weekend.
There has been no reason given for Feltonโs suspension as the university has cited federal privacy laws as why it canโt provide further information. But Durham-based attorney Kerry Sutton has confirmed that she is representing Felton.
Sutton represented UNC linebacker Allen Artis when he was accused of sexual assault by another student on the UNC campus. Artis was eventuallyย cleared by the university and misdemeanor charges were dropped. Sutton was quick to caution against assuming the nature of Feltonโs case by looking at her past work.
Sutton tweeted on Wednesday that the situation is โlooking goodโ while the process is currently in the gathering information phase. She added โworry notโ UNC basketball fans.
Gathering info. Looking good. Worry not, @UNC_Basketball fans. @UNC https://t.co/UhKSChugHI
— ฮerry Sutton โ (@kerstinwsutton) February 7, 2018
Sutton said last week that Felton โis an extraordinary young man & an exemplary student athleteโ at UNC. She added, โWeโll get him back in class & on the court where he belongs as soon as we can.โ
Sutton did not respond to a request for further comment after Wednesdayโs tweet. Unless there is a change before tipoff, Felton will miss Carolinaโs game against the Blue Devils Thursday night.
Felton has been serving as the backup to senior Joel Berry while Seventh Woods has been sidelined with an injury. Williams said at Tuesdayโs press conference that Woods had no limits placed on him heading into that afternoonโs practice and if there were no complications it seems as though Woods will be back for the Tar Heels Thursday night.
Tipoff for UNC and Duke is scheduled for 8 p.m.
Seventh woods isnโt a good player. Unc is terribly outmanned, with or without Felton. Terrible defensively, not a good shooting team. And the coach continues to be stubborn and use a bench that is terrible. Duke 92 unc 68.
Don’t quit your day job
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That’s why u play the game on the court not in the media
Hey John, still think dook is going to win?
What do you have to say now after the game last night John
Great guess did you watch the game best coach in college basketball no number 1 or number 2 prospects and still gets the job done
Hmmm… a little off there pal.
So much for your predictions. Carolina rolling beating Duke and State. Are you a fan or just riding the bandwagon when times are good? Go away we don’t need your misguided voice. Go Heels
Good thing you don’t make a living guessing the outcome of the game you are only 28 points off LMAO
Most curious. Sure sounds like young Mr. Felton, the “exemplary student athlete” will soon be learning about the judiciary system. And maybe he’ll learn that “no” means “no.” A #timesup moment, perhaps?
hope you did have money on the game!
WOW!!!! You sure know your basketball!
RRiiigghhhttt… Hey JJ, how’d that work out for ya?