On the eve of its annual game against rival Iowa, 14th-ranked Iowa State is dealing with some troubling off-the-court news.
Bryce Dejean-Jones, Iowa State's second-leading scorer and leading rebounder, was arrested early Thursday morning and charged with "hosting a drug house marijuana" and noise and nuisance violations, an officer at the Story County Jail said. The officer would not reveal the amount of marijuana in question.
Dejean-Jones remained in jail on $1,600 bond as of 10:30 a.m. EST. An Iowa State spokesman did not have an update on Dejean-Jones' status with the team because the school is still "gathering information."
The arrest of Dejean-Jones comes in the midst of the best stretch of his basketball career. The 6-foot-6 senior is averaging 17.1 points and 6.9 rebounds for the Cyclones and scored a combined 49 points on 17 of 20 shooting in Iowa State's most recent two victories against Arkansas and UMKC.
Iowa State coach Fred Hoiberg has built his program into a perennial top 25 team by seamlessly meshing transfers and returning players, but he took a risk bringing aboard Dejean-Jones. The high-scoring Los Angeles native was not always a popular teammate in previous stops at USC and UNLV and was suspended for the Rebels' regular season finale against Wyoming last season for a violation of team rules.
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