Player dismissed from OU basketball team

(Norman-AP) -- Oklahoma sophomore guard Rashaad Carruth has been dismissed from the team. <br><br>Head basketball coach Kelvin Sampson made the annoucement Monday. Sampson says Carruth was dismissed for

Monday, October 14th 2002, 12:00 am

By: News On 6

(Norman-AP) -- Oklahoma sophomore guard Rashaad Carruth has been dismissed from the team.

Head basketball coach Kelvin Sampson made the annoucement Monday. Sampson says Carruth was dismissed for breaking a team rule.

Carruth joined the Sooners last summer after transferring from the University of Kentucky, where he averaged 5.5 points in 26 games last year.

The 6-foot-5 inch Carruth was a McDonald's high school All-American at Oak Hill Academy in Virginia before he signed with Kentucky. He has said he left KU because of a disagreement with Wildcat coach Tubby Smith.

Under NCAA rules, Carruth would have sat out one year after transferring and would have three years of eligibility remaining.