Missouri hands Barnett 1-game suspension after DWI arrest
Missouri will be without forward Jordan Barnett when it opens the NCAA tournament, as the team suspended the senior for one game following his arrest on suspicion of DWI, according to Dave Matter of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch.
Barnett was arrested Saturday at around 3 a.m., Missouri University Police major Brian Weimer confirmed, according to Matter. Tigers head coach Cuonzo Martin commented on the suspension and confirmed Barnett will indeed be available should the team make it to the second round of the tournament.
Barnett "will be out and it’ll be the next man (in) and we keep moving," Martin said Sunday. "It’s what it is. We’ve managed to get to this point. You have Mike there in the fold. Jordan’s out, Mike’s in. I’m not sure how we’ll start lineups. I don’t know about that."
Barnett averaged 13.7 points and 5.9 rebounds on 44.9 percent shooting over 34.1 minutes this past season.