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03/27 13:12 CDT Alabama's Aden Holloway is approved to travel out of state
ahead of Sweet 16 game vs. Michigan
Alabama's Aden Holloway is approved to travel out of state ahead of Sweet 16
game vs. Michigan
By The Associated Press
Alabama guard Aden Holloway, who was arrested on felony drug charges, was
granted permission by a judge to leave the state on Friday as his team prepares
to face Michigan in the Sweet 16 in Chicago.
The Crimson Tide say "nothing has changed with regard to Aden's status with the
team." Alabama listed Holloway as out on the availability report given to the
NCAA on Thursday. That report is allowed to be amended up to two hours before
the game.
The university removed him from campus last week "pending further investigation
by the UA Office of Student Conduct."
Holloway, Alabama's No. 2 scorer, was arrested March 16 after authorities found
2.1 pounds of marijuana in his apartment. He was suspended indefinitely
following the arrest, but coach Nate Oats has not ruled out the possibility of
his return in the NCAA Tournament.
Holloway's attorney, Jason Neff, had requested his client be allowed to travel
"on a trip out of the state" --- without specifying where --- departing Friday
and returning Tuesday. Tuscaloosa County District Court Judge Joanne Jannik
approved that travel Friday morning, according to court documents.
If Alabama were to win Friday night, it would play in the Elite Eight on Sunday.
Holloway's sister, Mila Holloway, is set to play for Michigan in the women's
Sweet 16 on Sunday in Fort Worth, Texas, and could be playing in an Elite Eight
game there on Monday.
Among the charges Aden Holloway faces is a count of first-degree marijuana
possession, not for personal use, which is a Class C felony and carries a
penalty of up to 10 years in prison and a maximum fine of $15,000. The amount
of marijuana authorities said they found was just below the 2.2-pound threshold
for a drug trafficking charge.
Neff has said there is no proof his client was selling the drugs.
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