Devonte Graham Apologizes for Arrest, Bill Self Says PG Won't Be Suspended

Following his arrest Wednesday night for failure to appear in court in relation to a ticket for an expired tag, Kansas guard Devonte Graham apologized in a statement.

According to Jesse Newell and Laura Bauer of the Kansas City Star, the 22-year-old junior was arrested during a traffic stop due to an active warrant and later released on $196 bond.

Graham said the following in reference to his arrest: "This is my fault. I was driving an ex-teammate's car and I thought the ticket was paid so I didn't pay attention to the notice to appear that I got. That's on me, and I apologize to everyone. I learned a lesson the hard way."

Kansas head coach Bill Self said Graham "made a mistake" but will not be suspended by the team.

Per Newell and Bauer, Self also stressed the importance of his players being forthcoming about similar situations in the future: "This is why we tell our guys to inform us when they receive a citation, no matter how minor. For their sake we don't want something so minor to become a story."

Graham is third on the Jayhawks in scoring (13.1 points per game), second in assists (4.4 assists per game), second in steals (1.5 steals per game) and first in three-point shooting (69 three-pointers made) this season.

The North Carolina native scored 17 points and dished out seven assists in Kansas' 87-68 win over TCU Wednesday to clinch at least a share of the Big 12 title for the 13th consecutive year.