FITCHBURG, Mass. (NECN) — A Massachusetts university has suspended and barred a member of its men's basketball team from campus after a vicious elbow to the face of an opponent during a game on Tuesday night.
Fitchburg State University said in a statement Wednesday that junior guard Kewan Platt has been "indefinitely suspended" from the team and barred from campus effective immediately. According to his bio on the school website, Platt is from Jamaica Plain and is studying criminal justice.
The incident took place during a game between Fitchburg and Nichols College, both Division III schools from Massachusetts.
Video of the incident, which has been widely circulated on social media, shows Nichols College guard Nate Tenaglia shooting a three-pointer. As he follows through, Platt is seen jogging toward Tenaglia and delivering an elbow to Tenaglia's head. Tenaglia falls to the ground, clutching his face.
Platt was assessed his second technical of the game and ejected, according to Yahoo Sports. Tenaglia stayed in the game and hit the two free throws.
"He’s an extremely tough kid," Nichols coach Scott Faucher told Yahoo. "He took the shot, rallied his teammates together and went right to the free throw line.”
Nichols went on to win the game 84-75.
Fitchburg State said the case is being reviewed at the student conduct level for consideration of further sanctions.
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