Brisbane Bullets head coach Greg Vanderjagt says once police investigations are complete the NBL club will internally investigate an incident that left Harry Froling with a fractured skull.
Froling is in a stable condition and remains in Brisbane hospital after a suspected punch to the head left him unconscious on a Wollongong street.
It occurred about 2am on Sunday after the Bullets' defeat of the Hawks on Saturday.
Scans then reportedly confirmed a fractured skull and bleed on the brain that required surgery.
A 19-year-old man was arrested on Tuesday afternoon after turning himself in at Wollongong's police station.
Vanderjagt says Froling and his family have the club's full support and they will start an internal investigation at the appropriate time.
"The club will conduct their own investigation when the time is right and put everything together and take the appropriate course of action in terms of how we manage the group and how we manage those situations on the road moving forward," he told reporters on Thursday.
""It's something that is real and we certainly don't sweep it under the table and just ignore it.
"But at this point in time there's not too much else to say on that because it is a police matter.
"The police are conducting their investigation and we need to be respectful of that and also respectful of Harry and his family at this time."
