SOUTH ORANGE, N.J. -- Freshman star Eddie Griffin and senior
Kevin Wilkins were suspended by No. 11 Seton Hall for Monday's game
against Notre Dame (No. 25 ESPN/USA Today, No. 21 AP) for violating unspecified team rules.
Coach Tommy Amaker released a statement Sunday that referred to
Seton Hall's 78-66 loss to Georgetown (20th, 19th) on Saturday. Amaker's
four-paragraph statement said the two players violated team
standards but did not elaborate.
Following Saturday's game at the MCI Center in Washington,
Amaker took the unusual step of closing the team's locker room to
the news media.
At the time, he said it was so the team could leave quickly. But the team bus sat idling outside the arena an hour
after the game.
Junior point guard Ty Shine was seen leaving the locker room
with a bandage below his right eye -- covering an injury he did not
have when he left the court following the game.
University officials would not comment on how Shine was injured,
or whether it was related to the suspensions of Griffin and
Wilkins.
Griffin, a 6-foot-9 forward from Philadelphia, has been one of the top players for
the Pirates.
Griffin has won or shared the Big East Conference's
rookie of the week award five times already this season. In 13
games, he has averaged 19.6 points and is tied him for the team
lead. His 13.2 rebounds and 5.3 blocks per game are also tops on
the team.
Wilkins, a senior from Atlantic City, has appeared in eight
games this year, his second with the team, averaging just under a
point per game. He transferred last year from Tallahassee Community
College.
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