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Iowa basketball player Tavion Banks arrested after altercation with staff at Iowa City brewery
Updated: 1:56 PM CDT Oct 13, 2025
A University of Iowa men’s basketball player has been arrested on charges of disorderly conduct and public intoxication, KCRG reports. A criminal complaint says Tavion Banks, 22, was seen in a fight with staff at ReUnion Brewery around 1:15 a.m. Sunday when police intervened.Banks refused a breathalyzer test.Banks is a senior forward from Kansas City, Missouri. He transferred from Drake University in the offseason, following coach Ben McCollum, who was hired to lead the Hawkeyes in March.The Iowa Athletic Department released a statement Monday morning about Banks’ situation.“The UI Athletics Department and men’s basketball program are aware of Tavion Banks’ citation over the weekend. He is subject to established university protocol regarding the UI Student-Athlete Code of Conduct, and the rules and regulations set for members of the men’s basketball program.”Banks averaged 10.1 points and 5 rebounds for Drake last season and was named the Missouri Valley Conference’s sixth man of the year. » Subscribe to KCCI’s YouTube page» Download the free KCCI app to get updates on the go: Apple | Google Play
IOWA CITY, Iowa —
A University of Iowa men’s basketball player has been arrested on charges of disorderly conduct and public intoxication, KCRG reports.
A criminal complaint says Tavion Banks, 22, was seen in a fight with staff at ReUnion Brewery around 1:15 a.m. Sunday when police intervened.
Banks refused a breathalyzer test.
Banks is a senior forward from Kansas City, Missouri. He transferred from Drake University in the offseason, following coach Ben McCollum, who was hired to lead the Hawkeyes in March.
The Iowa Athletic Department released a statement Monday morning about Banks’ situation.
“The UI Athletics Department and men’s basketball program are aware of Tavion Banks’ citation over the weekend. He is subject to established university protocol regarding the UI Student-Athlete Code of Conduct, and the rules and regulations set for members of the men’s basketball program.”
Banks averaged 10.1 points and 5 rebounds for Drake last season and was named the Missouri Valley Conference’s sixth man of the year.
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