Former UO basketball player Brandon Austin not admitted into Hutchinson Community College

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Former Oregon men’s basketball player Brandon Austin will not be admitted into Hutchinson Community College in Kansas, the Hutchinson athletic department confirmed to The Emerald Thursday morning. ESPN’s Jeff Goodman first reported the news, saying the school president made the final decision.

Austin’s attorney, Laura Fine Moro, could not be reached for comment as of late Thursday morning.

Last week, multiple reports said Austin would be transferring to Hutchinson, but the school’s athletic department denied the reports the following day, saying Austin was interested in the school but he wasn’t on the team or even enrolled in classes at that time.

Austin transferred to Oregon in January after being suspended from Providence College, where he was later investigated for sexual assault. Austin was also involved in a sexual assault case at the University of Oregon involving two teammates (Damyean Dotson and Dominic Artis). Austin was suspended from the school last month. He was not charged in either sexual assault case due to insufficient evidence.

UPDATE (3:29 p.m. July 17): Fine Moro responded with this statement:

“Regarding the president at the Kansas Community College getting cold feet on Brandon, I don’t really have anything to add. This is the toxic fallout to be expected when someone [the alleged survivor in the UO case] makes up a story and slanders people. All the eyewitnesses at the party and in the cab saw her willingly engaging with the three boys. Her first report to her roommate said nothing about sexual assault – she was bragging about her activities, but then she changed her story. By her lies, she has ruined three lives.”

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