LAWRENCE, Kan. — Kansas Jayhawks sophomore forward Jalen Wilson will miss KU's exhibition game Wednesday night plus the first three regular-season games as a suspension following a DUI arrest Sunday morning.
KU men's basketball coach Bill Self announced the punishment Tuesday, saying Wilson will also serve community service hours.
Wilson posted an apology on social media Tuesday in which he said he was "truly sorry."
"I accept full responsibility for my actions," Wilson wrote, "and am extremely remorseful in my lack of judgment.
"I know it wouldn't be fair for me to ask for forgiveness right now, so instead I plan to show you the true man I am and my true character through my actions and behavior moving forward."
Wilson, who turns 21 on Thursday, was arrested at 400 W. 23rd St. in Lawrence by a Douglas County sheriff's deputy at 2:16 a.m. Sunday.
George Diepenbrock, a public information officer with the sheriff's office, said a deputy saw a driver at 1:48 a.m. "not maintaining a proper lane." After deputies stopped the vehicle, they had Wilson perform field sobriety tests and took him into custody after.
Wilson was booked into jail and released about two hours later on $250 bond, according to the jail log. He was given a future court date, Diepenbrock said.
Wilson started 26 of 29 games as a freshman last season and returned for his sophomore season after entering the NBA draft.
KU played a closed scrimmage at Tulsa on Saturday afternoon and returned to Lawrence. The Jayhawks have an exhibition game at home Wednesday against Emporia State before starting the regular season Nov. 9 against Michigan State at the Champions Classic in New York.
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The Kansas City Star's Jesse Newell and Luke Nozicka contributed to this report
