Five Basketbrawlers Are Put on Probation

Five members of the North Carolina A&T; basketball team were put on probation Friday for their part in a brawl in which seven people were injured.

The five players will be allowed to play in the next game. Under NCAA rules, if a player is involved in a first-offense fight, he is placed on a one-game probation. A second fight results in a one-game suspension and a third means suspension for an entire season.

North Carolina A&T; Coach Don Corbett said at a news conference Friday that he would review videotape of Thursday night’s home game against North Carolina Central, and would determine if further action is necessary. No action has been taken by North Carolina Central.

Seven people--two city police officers, one campus security officer and four students--were treated for cuts and bruises and released, said a spokeswoman for Moses Cone Memorial Hospital in Greensboro, N.C.

“My first recollection was somebody left Central’s bench without a uniform on,” Moss said. “I saw the guy leave the bench and then everybody got involved.

“I want to look at the game film to see who ran onto the floor from each bench because there’s a rule about that.”