According to a statement from local police, Kennard Davis Jr., a starter for a top-10 BYU team this season, was detained on suspicion of DUI after a collision in Provo, Utah, on Thursday. The arrest occurs prior to one of the year’s most important nonconference games between No. 7 BYU and No. 3 UConn on Saturday.
Following the collision, Davis, a 6-foot-6 transfer from Southern Illinois, was taken to the police station and charged with driving under the influence, according to Provo police. In addition, he received treatment for “minor” injuries, and his car was seized.
The Provo police’s public information officer, Janna-Lee Holland, told ESPN early on Friday that “the other party” in the collision did not sustain any injuries that necessitated transportation to a nearby hospital.
A DUI accusation can have serious repercussions for any athlete, but Davis’ future at BYU may be complicated by the school’s honor code. Every student at BYU, the flagship institution of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, is required under the honor code to make “a personal commitment to abstain, both on and off campus, from alcoholic beverages, tobacco, tea, coffee, vaping, and substance abuse.”
