Auburn basketball star Tahaad Pettiford was arrested on Saturday morning with a DUI cost in Lee County, Alabama, per jail logs obtained by ESPN.
The anticipated SEC Participant of the 12 months contender for the upcoming season was launched from jail noon and is not on the checklist as an inmate within the jail's log, the outlet reported.
The incident comes simply weeks after Pettiford withdrew from the NBA draft to rejoin the Tigers for his sophomore season, seeking to show he's prepared for the following degree.
“We're conscious of the state of affairs, and we'll deal with it internally with Tahaad and his household,” Auburn coach Bruce Pearl stated in an announcement to ESPN on Saturday. “We take these issues significantly and can study and develop from it shifting ahead.”
In his freshman 12 months, Pettiford averaged 11.6 factors per sport whereas capturing 42.1 % from the sphere throughout a median 22.9 minutes.
He was a key member of an Auburn crew that went on to succeed in the Remaining 4 final season, averaging 15.2 factors within the 5 match video games.
The Jersey Metropolis native can be a giant spotlight of the crew's subsequent chapter after star Johni Broome was chosen by the 76ers at thirty fifth total.
“I used to be pleased to undergo the method, getting suggestions from NBA groups,” Pettiford instructed ESPN on the time of leaving the draft. “Going again to Auburn is a greater state of affairs for me. I see myself being a better decide subsequent 12 months. It wasn't one hundred pc this 12 months, so I didn't wish to take that likelihood.”
Pettiford wasn't part of the massive freshman dialog all through final season, however for the upcoming 12 months, he's on a brief checklist of gamers as a potential preseason All-American.
Up to now, Pearl has applauded Pettiford's team-player mentality when it got here to accepting his place and taking part in time amongst a crew of veterans.
“I suppose some would simply kind of count on that to be an issue,” Pearl stated about Pettiford's state of affairs in April. “Not a phrase. Not a physique language, shoulder shrug, roll eye ever from Tahaad.”
