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Forward Iona Gaels striker Roland Griffin (11) tries to block a Duke player in a game last season.(Photo: Charles LeClaire, USA TODAY Sports)
Basketball player Iona Roland Griffin said Friday that he had been fired from the team and suspended from school for assistant coach Garfield Johns as a result of disputes over his school work. . Johns was hospitalized for facial wounds, according to the website. Stadium.
"It was really hot," Griffin said. "He ended up taking me by the jacket and tried to throw me to the ground physically.We were against the locker, fighting the locker.I grabbed him and held me.
"He tried to beat me, and I ended up at the top, I will not let another man do it to me physically, I punched him four or five times, and then I stopped him."
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Griffin said that he and his mother filed a police report on the incident on Friday. Iona College, however, acted quickly and appeared to defend Johns after the incident. Griffin was informed Wednesday by coach Tim Cluess and the sports department that he would be under disciplinary suspension until May 2020 – effectively suspending him from class and suppressing his eligibility for college sport.
Iona College said in a statement: "Iona College takes all health and safety issues seriously and we take all the necessary steps to ensure the well-being of our community members." The College does not comment on the issues student discipline or student information. "
Griffin, a 6-7 forward, was the Gaels' best return player for this season after scoring 11.2 points on average in 2017-18. He was a transfer from the state of Illinois.
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