A player on the University of Memphis women’s basketball team was charged with assault Friday for allegedly punching a Bowling Green State University athlete in the handshake-line after an NIT game, police said. Jamirah Shutes and Elissa Brett got into some kind of argument after Bowling Green’s 73-60 home court victory on Thursday night, and Shutes allegedly turned physical. In a statement, Memphis called the incident “extremely unfortunate,” and Bowling Green said, “Violence is never acceptable.”
