SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WAND) — Illini basketball player Terrence Shannon Jr. was in court Friday after his attorneys filed a motion for a temporary restraining order (TRO) to allow him back on the team this past Monday.
Shannon was suspended from the team on Dec. 28, 2023 after being charged with rape in Kansas.
On Monday evening, Shannon's attorney's released a statement regarding the TRO:
"All we want for our client is a fair process, and TJ has not received that yet. Respectfully, this was a rush to judgment by the University, and the protocol that they implemented to summarily suspend our client ignored the fundamentals of due process and the presumption of innocence. Our team remains hopeful that justice will ultimately be served."
The University of Illinois issued a response that said the school believes a removal from athletics is appropriate in cases where "the University receives information that a student is charged with a serious felony crime, as occurred here."
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No decision was made in court today but the presiding judge said that a written order will be made in an "expedient manner."
In addition to Shannon, fellow players Marcus Domask, Luke Goode, Coleman Hawkins and Quincy Gurrier were present in court.
Shannon's attorneys declined to comment.
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