2 Antelope Valley Players Suspended

By GARY KLEIN

Dec. 30, 1989 12 AM PT

Point guard Dedan Thomas and center Danny Griffin have been suspended indefinitely from the Antelope Valley College basketball team “pending further review of their situation,” a school spokesman said Friday.

Thomas, a freshman from Taft High, and Griffin, a freshman from Crenshaw, did not accompany the team to the Desert tournament in Palm Springs, where the Marauders will play Golden West tonight in the championship game.

Glenn Haller, sports information director for Antelope Valley, said the players’ absences were “a team matter” and that Antelope Valley Coach Newton Chelette “will discuss (the players’) fate when they get back.”

Neither Thomas, nor Griffin nor Chelette could not be reached for comment.

Thomas and Griffin are averaging 12.6 and 10.2 points a game, for the Marauders (14-4).

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Gary Klein

Gary Klein covers the Los Angeles Rams for the Los Angeles Times. Before that, he covered USC’s football program and athletic department. He began working for The Times in the San Fernando Valley edition and has reported on high school, college and pro sports. He grew up in Southern California and graduated from Cal State Northridge.

2 Antelope Valley Players Suspended

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