Sooners suspend players cited for theft
February 9, 2010
NORMAN, Okla. (AP)—The two Oklahoma freshmen who were cited for petty larcenyover the weekend have been suspended from the basketball team.
Guard Stephen Pledger and forward Andrew Fitzgerald were not in uniform forthe Sooners’ game against Texas Tech on Tuesday night. Both were on the benchfor the Big 12 game.
The two were ticketed Saturday night by a Dillard’s security guard whoallegedly spotted them tucking shirts into a blue, plastic bag. The Sooners hadbeaten then-No. 9 Texas earlier in the day.
Pledger is averaging 6.5 points as Oklahoma’s top reserve this season.Fitzgerald is averaging 3.7 points and had started five of the last 10 games.
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