Getty Images Terrence Shannon Jr. returned to Illinois‘ rotation Sunday less than a month after being charged with rape. His legal issues remain unresolved. Regardless, the 6-foot-6 wing received a rousing ovation upon entering the game, played 28 minutes, scored 16 points and helped Illinois to an 86-63 victory. The fact that Shannon led his…
Illinois men’s basketball star Terrence Shannon Jr. returned to the team’s lineup on Sunday less than a month after he was charged with rape in connection with a Sept. 8 incident in Kansas. Shannon, the team’s leading scorer, did not start but played 28 total minutes in an 86-63 win over Rutgers. His clearance came…
Federal Judge Colleen Lawless granted Terrence Shannon Jr.’s request for a temporary restraining order on Friday. This ruling allows the fifth-year Illinois guard to rejoin the team and resume playing, despite his December arrest and subsequent team suspension following a felony rape charge. According to the Associated Press, Judge Lawless determined that the university had…
Getty Images Terrence Shannon Jr. filed for a temporary restraining order on Monday against the University of Illinois seeking immediate reinstatement after the school suspended the star wing indefinitely in December following a rape charge. The suit claims Shannon was not granted due process before being suspended from the team, according to a copy obtained…
Illinois’ Terrence Shannon Jr. has been suspended indefinitely from the men’s basketball team after he was charged with rape for a September incident in Kansas. The 23-year-old is charged with one count of rape for an incident that happened on September 9 in Lawrence, Kansas. He was attending an llinois football game against the Jayhawks,…
Illinois basketball standout Terrence Shannon Jr. got into serious trouble – he was arrested on Thursday, accused of rape. The University of Illinois promptly suspended him from the basketball program. The arrest warrant came from the Douglas County District Attorney in Kansas, following an incident on September 8 during Shannon’s visit to Lawrence for the…
USATSI Illinois star wing Terrence Shannon Jr. has been suspended indefinitely after being charged with rape, the program announced Thursday. The Douglas County (Kansas) District Attorney issued an arrest warrant for Shannon on Wednesday in connection with a Sept. 8 incident, which allegedly occurred while Shannon was attending an Illini football game against the Kansas…
(Photo by Sarah Stier/Getty Images) The Kansas City Chiefs haven’t exactly been their vintage selves this season. They fell to a 9-6 record and have lost four of their last six games, and their latest setback came at the hands of the mediocre Las Vegas Raiders, who defeated them by a final of 20-14…
