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Lady Vols Basketball Player Ruby Whitehorn Reinstated After Serving Lengthy Suspension

After pleading guilty to misdemeanors, Whitehorn was reinstated following a suspension for an August incident involving aggravated trespassing and burglary charges.

  • On Sept. 23 Tennessee coach Kim Caldwell announced Lady Vols basketball senior guard Ruby Whitehorn was reinstated after returning to team activities the week of Sept. 8.
  • After an Aug. 8 arrest, court records show Ruby Whitehorn, 21, Lady Vols guard, was charged with aggravated burglary and domestic assault following a North Knox County home dispute.
  • On Sept. 5, Ruby Whitehorn pleaded guilty to two misdemeanors and accepted judicial diversion requiring 11 months and 29 days probation and anger-management classes.
  • Caldwell said the reinstatement was a difficult process and that the team addressed the matter seriously, emphasizing the conduct did not reflect the Tennessee program.
  • Whitehorn is due back in court on Thursday, Nov. 13; she started 28 of 34 games last season and transferred to Tennessee after two seasons at Clemson.
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Guard Ruby Whitehorn back with the Lady Vols after suspension for August arrest

Tennessee coach Kim Caldwell says that Ruby Whitehorn is back with the team after serving a suspension over an August arrest that led the fourth-year guard to plead guilty to a pair of misdemeanors.

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