Indiana basketball player cited for running over teammate with car: Report

An Indiana University basketball player was cited Saturday for misdemeanor underage drinking after he struck a teammate with his SUV, leaving the victim hospitalized with a serious head injury.

Emmitt Holt and his passengers claimed the bizarre incident occurred when they had dropped off Devin Davis, a 19-year-old sophomore, off at the Memorial Stadium parking lot about 12:45 a.m. Saturday, according to Bloomington police.

Holt, a top freshman recruit, was driving away “when, for unknown reasons, Davis came into the roadway and struck the side of the vehicle near the front passenger windshield,” said Sgt. Jeffery Canada.

Emmitt Holt

Police found Davis unconscious with a head injury on the street that’s just off the IU campus. Holt’s Jeep Liberty had damage to its passenger side, front fender and windshield, Canada said.

Senior assistant athletic director J.D. Campbell said in a news release that Davis is in serious condition.

Holt was cited for misdemeanor illegal consumption of alcohol, and for being under age 21 and operating a vehicle with a blood alcohol content above 0.02, Canada said. The school's release said Holt's BAC was 0.025.

Canada did not know whether blood tests had been done on Davis to determine whether he had been drinking, and said the investigation is continuing.

Coach Tom Crean said in the school's statement that his "thoughts are with Devin and his family."