4 UConn Players Suspended for Violating Team Rules: Latest Details and Reaction

The UConn basketball program suspended four players for a "violation of team rules" against West Virginia on Sunday, per Dom Amore of the Hartford Courant:

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Freshman Rakim Lubin, junior Omar Calhoun, and walk-ons Dan Guest and Marcel Lewis were suspended, and were not at the arena with the team, but coach Kevin Ollie would not say what the violation was, or whether or not the players were sent back home.

'I have no comment on it,' Ollie said, after the Huskies' 78-68 loss in the championship game of the Puerto Rico Tip-off. 'We have to do what we have to do. They violated team rules, and we'll assess the situation when we get back to Connecticut.'

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Per Amore, the only player that likely would have played against West Virginia in the first place was Lubin, since Calhoun is injured and Guest and Lewis have yet to appear for the team.   

Lubin is only averaging five minutes per game, however, and has yet to score on the season while averaging 1.8 rebounds per game.

For the moment, these suspensions are undoubtedly a distraction but seem unlikely to affect the Huskies on the court. For a 3-1 UConn team looking to defend its surprising national championship from a year ago, however, distractions won't be welcomed.