IUPUI Men’s Basketball Coach Arrested

Multiple outlets are reporting that IUPUI head coach Jason Gardner was arrested for operating while intoxicated early Monday morning. According to a report from Fox59 in Indianapolis

Gardner was arrested at 5:10 a.m. Monday in Fishers and charged with OWI, according to records from the Hamilton County Jail.

Gardner, who has coached at IUPUI since 2014, attended North Central High School and won the 1999 Indiana Mr. Basketball Award as the state’s best high school boys basketball player. He later played collegiately at the University of Arizona.

IUPUI released the following statement on the reported incident:

“We are aware of the situation regarding men’s head basketball coach Jason Gardner and are looking into the circumstances.”

More on this story as in continues to develop.

Photo: Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office
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