Purdue Basketball Forward Mason Gillis Suspended to Start 2021-22 Season
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Purdue sophomore forward Mason Gillis will be suspended for the team's first four games of the 2021-22 college basketball season, alongside the program's exhibition game and scrimmage against Providence, according to Jon Rothstein of CBS Sports.
Purdue's Mason Gillis will not play in the Boilers' first four regular season games, per Matt Painter.
— Jon Rothstein (@JonRothstein) September 20, 2021
Gillis will also not play in the team's exhibition game or its scrimmage vs. Providence.
Gillis was recently sentenced to probation after pleading guilty to a count of OWI.
Gillis was arrested in June for operating a vehicle while intoxicated. He was sentenced to 365 days of unsupervised probation in August after pleading guilty.
Gillis appeared in 28 games for the Boilermakers as a freshman last season. He made 23 starts and averaged 5.2 points, 4.1 rebounds and 1.3 assists per game while shooting 46.5% from the field.
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