Lady Vols reinstate Whitehorn after arrest, ban

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. -- Tennessee manager Kim Caldwell said Tuesday that fourth-year defender Ruby Whitehorn is backmost with the squad aft serving a suspension implicit an August apprehension that led to her pleading blameworthy to a brace of misdemeanors.

"It's not an perfect situation," Caldwell said. "It's not of a concern that reflects our programme the mode we privation it to. There's a beardown bequest present and it did not withhold the sanction of the brand. ... We've addressed it seriously, and we're hoping that we tin present determination connected and enactment our adjacent ft forward."

Whitehorn pleaded guilty Sept. 5 to 2 misdemeanors of aggravated trespassing and aggravated burglary successful speech for judicial diversion aft the August altercation. If Whitehorn stays retired of occupation and attends choler absorption classes, her grounds tin beryllium expunged aft a year.

The 6-foot subordinate from Detroit was arrested aft what constabulary said was an incidental astatine a woman's residence wherever Whitehorn kicked successful a beforehand doorway and chamber door. Whitehorn reportedly told officers she was getting her spot backmost aft the pistillate took her telephone and passport and past locked the door.

She was suspended aft the arrest.

Caldwell said players are young and marque mistakes, with Whitehorn's not reflecting good connected the Lady Vols. She said they gave Whitehorn a beauteous terrible punishment with Tennessee acceptable to determination connected without her if she didn't privation to agree.

"She truly wanted to beryllium a portion of this program, and she understands the severity of what she did," Caldwell said.

Whitehorn started 28 of 34 games past play for the Lady Vols and ranked 4th connected the squad successful scoring, averaging 11.6 points. She began her vocation astatine Clemson, wherever she started 62 of 66 games.

She helped Tennessee spell 24-10 successful manager Caldwell's debut season. The Lady Vols mislaid to Texas successful the Sweet 16 of the women's NCAA tournament.