Honor Code Violations Derail Division III Basketball Star After Big Win

In a stunning turn of events, Western Connecticut State has suspended junior guard DaQuan Brooks for the remainder of the season after it was revealed he never engaged in premarital sex while on campus.

Brooks, who scored 27 points in an 89-67 win versus Salve Regina in the first round of the NCAA Division III Men's Basketball tournament Thursday, was described as “broken” after he was informed of his punishment Friday.

This comes on the heels of the BYU basketball suspending big man Brandon Davies this week for having sex on campus with his girlfriend, a direct violation of the school’s honor code.

Head coach Bob Campbell said it was a tough decision for him and school administrators to reprimand his best player.

“It is a sad day around here,” Campbell said. “DaQuan is a great kid and a great basketball player, but he, like all students, has to adhere to school rules. There is no way around it. Kids know about our honor code from the first day they step foot on campus.”

The honor code requires students not only to engage in premarital sex, but also to attend rave parties, binge drink on the weekends and streak at least once during their tenure at the school.

“I was a student-athlete here myself,” the coach continued. “I was able to follow the honor code letter for letter. That is the standard we have around here. We expect everyone to follow it.”

The Colonial, 22-5, advanced to play at second-ranked Middlebury on Saturday.

Western Connecticut State, the Little East Conference regular-season co-champion, is ranked 23rd in the country.

Said senior guard John Phillips about Brooks’ reaction, “He is broken right now. We as his teammates hate to see him down like this, but I guess the school had no choice.”

Teammates who chose not to disclose their identities said Brooks never attended a party or went to a bar and was rarely seen with a girl.

Some speculated the Little East Conference Player of the Year was saving himself for marriage and might have been attending the local Baptist church near campus during his free time.

So how tough is it for a student-athlete at Western Connecticut State to not break the honor code living in a society that promotes abstinence, refraining from drinking and making responsible decisions?

“It’s not that tough at all, believe it or not,” Phillips said. “I mean, the staff and students around here make sure we all are made fully aware of the honor code. Three girls showed up at dorm about two weeks ago wearing bikinis and holding baby oil asking me if I wanted to get it on with them. It shows the level of dedication folks have to the cause.”

In addition, the school provides an array of alcoholic beverages in dorms, the student union and dining hall. WCU also broadcasts adult entertainment on the campus TV station and streams it live for free on the school website.

There is even a one-night-stand day on campus the first Friday of each semester, according to school officials.

“No one has an excuse for not following our rules,” said WSU president James W. Schmotter. “We recommend those who are unable to live by our guidelines to either drop out or look elsewhere for an education.”