Kansas basketball forward Jalen Wilson arrested on suspicion of DUI early Sunday morning

By Matt Tait     Oct 31, 2021
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Kansas forward Jalen Wilson (10) pulls up for a three over West Virginia forward Derek Culver (1) during the first half, Tuesday, Dec. 22, 2020 at Allen Fieldhouse.

Updated 6:57 p.m. Oct. 31, 2021

Hours after the University of Kansas men’s basketball team participated in a closed-door scrimmage in Tulsa, Okla., on Saturday morning, Kansas forward Jalen Wilson was arrested in Lawrence, according to the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office.

Jail records show the redshirt sophomore was booked into the Douglas County Jail at 2:16 a.m Sunday, Oct. 31, 2021, for driving under the influence in the 400 block of W 23rd St. He was released a little less than two hours later, at 4:02 a.m. on $250 bond.

A Douglas County Sheriff’s spokesman said Wilson was pulled over at 1:48 a.m. after a sheriff’s deputy observed his vehicle not maintaining a proper lane in the 400 block of W. 23rd Street. Wilson was arrested after the deputy administered a field sobriety test at the scene.

No further details of the arrest were immediately available on Sunday, but a KU official provided the Journal-World with the following statement from Kansas coach Bill Self regarding the situation.

“We are aware of the incident involving Jalen Wilson (Saturday) night,” Self’s statement read. “And we are disappointed in his decisions. We are looking into the situation as we speak and will determine potential consequences with him once we have the rest of the details.”

Wilson is in his third year with the KU program. After missing nearly all of his true freshman season because of injury, started 26 of the 29 games he appeared in last season.

The 20-year-old Wilson, who hails from Denton, Texas, will turn 21 on Thursday.

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Written By Matt Tait

A native of Colorado, Matt moved to Lawrence in 1988 and has been in town ever since. He graduated from Lawrence High in 1996 and the University of Kansas in 2000 with a degree in Journalism. After covering KU sports for the University Daily Kansan and Rivals.com, Matt joined the World Company (and later Ogden Publications) in 2001 and has held several positions with the paper and KUsports.com in the past 20+ years. He became the Journal-World Sports Editor in 2018. Throughout his career, Matt has won several local and national awards from both the Associated Press Sports Editors and the Kansas Press Association. In 2021, he was named the Kansas Sportswriter of the Year by the National Sports Media Association. Matt lives in Lawrence with his wife, Allison, and two daughters, Kate and Molly. When he's not covering KU sports, he likes to spend his time playing basketball and golf, listening to and writing music and traveling the world with friends and family.