The New Mexico State men's basketball team has had its operations suspended indefinitely due to allegations that have not been revealed publicly, the program announced Friday night.
A statement released by NMSU explicitly states that the decision was based on allegations entirely separate from"the events that took place in Albuquerque," in which forward Mike Peake wasIn this case, the entire NMSU coaching staff has been placed on administrative leave while the school investigates the matter. The statement, fromNew Mexico State University is suspending operations for the men's basketball program until further notice.
The New Mexico State University Board of Regents were informed this evening of the suspension of operations for the men's basketball program. The board supports the action taken by the university leaders and is confident a full and thorough investigation will be conducted. As of Friday, the New Mexico State team was 9-15 and struggling at 2-10 in Western Athletic Conference play. The school had gone 27-7 and made the NCAA Tournament last season under Chris Jans, who left last spring to become head coach at Mississippi State.
Only two members of last year's team returned for this season, and one of them was Peake. He remains off the court, in which he was allegedly lured by four New Mexico students to a residence hall ahead of a rivalry game and attacked. The incident saw one student, 19-year-old Brandon Travis, shoot Peake in the leg, at which point Peake fired back with his own gun and hit Travis four times, killing him., Peake has not been charged with a crime.
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