Cincinnati, OH (FOX19) - Whit Babcock, director of athletics at UC, issued a statement Monday after a downtown bouncer filed a police report accusing Bearcat basketball players of assaulting him.
The bouncer at "Play" nightclub in downtown Cincinnati says at least one UC Basketball player assaulted him Saturday night just before closing time. Brian McLucas, 23, told Fox19 News that the club's General Manager witnessed part of the incident.
"He didn't see the punch connect in my face but he said he seen the dude that I took to the ground and he knows that that's the dude that punched me," said McLucas.
Here is the statement from Babcock:
"Right now we are working to gather information and facts," said Babcock. "While we certainly don't want to rush to judgment and will allow for due process, we also want to strongly emphasize that we hold all of our student-athletes to a high standard for their behavior in the community. It is a privilege to play for and represent UC, it is not a right. We have made great strides in our program and this type situation is not what UC athletics is about or will be about. As of now, to my understanding, there are no charges filed, only accusations. We will next comment after we have had time to gather facts and our process moves along or is completed. We will invoke disciplinary action if any of our student-athletes acted in an inappropriate manner."
The Cincinnati Police are investigating the matter. No charges have been filed.
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