Iowa Hawkeyes guard Tavion Banks was arrested in the early morning hours on Sunday after allegedly getting into a fight with staff at a brewery in Iowa City, Iowa prompting police intervention.
Banks is facing charges of public intoxication and disorderly conduct-fighting/violent behavior related to the alleged altercation.
The incident occurred around 1:15 a.m. on Sunday, after Bankes was seen in a fight with the staff at ReUnion Brewery and the basketball player allegedly smelled of ingested alcohol and exhibited bloodshot watery eyes, according to the police report, per HawkCentral.
Banks also refused a breathalyzer test, the report stated.
No further details were available about the incident.
“The UI Athletics Department and men’s basketball program are aware of Tavion Banks’ citation over the weekend,” the athletic department said in a statement. “He is subject to established university protocol regarding the UI Student-Athlete Code of Conduct, and the rules and regulations set for members of the men’s basketball program.”
Banks is a senior who transferred to Iowa, following new head coach Ben McCollum to the Hawkeyes program from Drake.
Banks had been a star for Drake last season, averaging 10.1 points per game and was the Missouri Valley Conference Sixth Man of the Year winner.
Drake went 31-4 last season and upset No. 6 Missouri in the first round of the NCAA Tournament, a game in which Banks had 15 points.
Prior to playing at Drake, he started his college career at Northwest Florida State College – a junior college program – before making the jump to the Des Moines school for his junior year.
It was his only season with the program before he transferred to Iowa.
Banks was one of six players to make the move from Drake to Iowa to continue playing for McCollum.
Iowa’s men’s basketball season begins on Nov. 4 against Robert Morris.
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