Winthrop's Corbin suspended indefinitely

By Gary McCann - The Herald

Winthrop University opens the men's basketball season on Saturday at home against Limestone, but the Eagles will be without one key player.

Charles Corbin, the 6-7 junior who has started 47 of 64 career games and led the Eagles in scoring (9.5) and rebounding (5.8) last season, has been suspended indefinitely for disciplinary reasons.

A brief statement issued Friday by the athletic department gave no other details or indicated how many games Corbin would miss.

Head coach Randy Peele declined to comment.

Corbin started 29 of 34 games as a freshman and averaged 6.6 points and 4.1 rebounds. Last year, he started 18 of 30 games, but had a stretch of 13 straight starts. He had a career-high 22 points against College of Charleston.

The suspension is from games only. Corbin will continue to practice with the team as he has all preseason.