ChicagoSports.com – Arrest, injuries in Ann Arbor:
“Michigan started the basketball season as a team on the rise and full of hope. As the Big Ten season starts its fourth week, the Wolverines can only wonder what’s next.
“Junior guard Daniel Horton is the latest question mark, and not just because of a knee injury he suffered in Saturday’s loss to Wisconsin. Monday morning, Horton was arraigned on domestic assault charges for allegedly choking his girlfriend during a Dec. 10 incident. Horton was released on bond.
” ‘We stand behind Daniel 100 percent,’ said Wolverines assistant coach Charles E. Ramsey during Monday’s Big Ten teleconference. Michigan coach Tommy Amaker was out of town recruiting and not available. …
“Young and restless
“Indiana is not the only team depending heavily on freshmen. Penn State (7-11, 1-4), which won its first conference game last week with a 65-62 victory over Northwestern, has three freshmen playing prominent roles. Geary Claxton, a 6-5 forward, and Mike Walker, a 6-2 guard, start while Danny Morrissey, a 6-3 guard, comes off the bench. They combined for 44 of the Nittany Lions’ 65 points against Northwestern. Brandon Hassell, a 6-9 freshman forward, has also started.
” ‘Our freshmen have to perform well and score for us to be successful just because we don’t have enough guys in the other spots,’ Penn State coach Ed DeChellis said. ‘When they do, when they have shot the ball well and played well … we win.’ …”