{"id":1907353,"date":"2023-03-30T18:28:31","date_gmt":"2023-03-30T22:28:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/memphis-womens-basketball-player-pleads-not-guilty-in-assault-case-after-appearing-to-punch-bgsu-player\/"},"modified":"2023-03-30T18:30:39","modified_gmt":"2023-03-30T22:30:39","slug":"memphis-womens-basketball-player-pleads-not-guilty-in-assault-case-after-appearing-to-punch-bgsu-player","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/memphis-womens-basketball-player-pleads-not-guilty-in-assault-case-after-appearing-to-punch-bgsu-player\/","title":{"rendered":"Memphis Women\u2019s Basketball Player Pleads Not Guilty in Assault Case After Appearing to Punch BGSU Player"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">32<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fmemphis-womens-basketball-player-pleads-not-guilty-in-assault-case-after-appearing-to-punch-bgsu-player%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1907353&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div class=\"article-body\">\n<div class=\"featured featured-video video-ct\" data-v-b8a95802=\"\">\n<div class=\"contain\" data-v-b8a95802=\"\">\n<div class=\"control\" data-v-b8a95802=\"\"><a href=\"http:\/\/bonginoreport.com\/#\" class=\"top\" data-v-b8a95802=\"\"><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/bonginoreport.com\/#\" class=\"close\" data-v-b8a95802=\"\">close<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"video-container\" data-v-b8a95802=\"\">\n<div data-video-id=\"6315164598112\" data-video-domain=\"foxnews\" data-widget-type=\"embed\" class=\"m video-player\" data-v-b8a95802=\"\" data-embed-uid=\"fnc-embed-1\">\n<div class=\"video-container\"><iframe aria-label=\"MVPD Picker\" src=\"\/\/static.foxnews.com\/static\/orion\/html\/video\/iframe\/vod.html?v=20230330204141#uid=fnc-embed-1&#038;url=www.foxnews.com%2Fsports%2Fjamirah-shutes-memphis-womens-basketball-player-pleads-not-guilty-assault-case-appearing-punch-elissa-brett-bgsu-player\" border=\"0\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay\" scrolling=\"no\" style=\"width: 100%; height: 1px; min-height: 100%;\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" mozallowfullscreen=\"\" webkitallowfullscreen=\"\" allowfullscreen=\"\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"info\" data-v-b8a95802=\"\">\n<div class=\"caption\" data-v-b8a95802=\"\">\n<h4 class=\"title\" data-v-b8a95802=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/video\/6315164598112\" data-v-b8a95802=\"\">Fox News Flash top sports headlines for March 29<\/a><\/h4>\n<p data-v-b8a95802=\"\">Fox News Flash top sports headlines are here. Check out what&#8217;s clicking on Foxnews.com.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"speakable\">Jamirah Shutes, a senior guard on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/sports\/ncaa\/memphis-tigers\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><u>Memphis women\u2019s basketball team,<\/u><\/a> pleaded not guilty to an assault charge after she was accused of punching a Bowling Green player in the face following the Memphis Tigers&#8217; loss in the Women\u2019s National Invitational Tournament (WNIT) last week, officials confirmed.<\/p>\n<div class=\"ad-container mobile ad-h-250 ad-w-300 ad-placeholder-load\"><!----> <\/p>\n<div data-iu=\"ban1\" id=\"mobile-mw-ad-ban1\" class=\"ad gam inline\"><\/div>\n<p> <script>         if (window && window.foxstrike && Array.isArray(window.foxstrike.cmd)) {           window.foxstrike.cmd.push(function(Strike) {             Strike.insertAd('mobile', 'ban1', 'mobile-mw-ad-ban1');           });         } else {           console.error('Error: window.foxstrike not found');         }       <\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"ad-container tablet ad-h-50 ad-w-300\">\n<div data-iu=\"lb2\" class=\"ad gam\" id=\"tablet_tw-art-sports-lb2\" data-ad-size=\"728x90,300x250,320x50,300x50,fluid,1x1\" data-ad-lz=\"\" data-hot-unit=\"\" data-google-query-id=\"CNSF54bahP4CFQmRswod5egIPg\" data-ad-slot-rendered=\"1\" data-rendered-size=\"1x1\">\n<div id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/4145\/fnc\/tw\/art\/sports\/lb2_0__container__\" style=\"border: 0pt none;\"><iframe id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/4145\/fnc\/tw\/art\/sports\/lb2_0\" name=\"google_ads_iframe_\/4145\/fnc\/tw\/art\/sports\/lb2_0\" title=\"3rd party ad content\" width=\"320\" height=\"50\" scrolling=\"no\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" frameborder=\"0\" role=\"region\" aria-label=\"Advertisement\" tabindex=\"0\" sandbox=\"allow-forms allow-pointer-lock allow-popups allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox allow-same-origin allow-scripts allow-top-navigation-by-user-activation\" style=\"border: 0px; vertical-align: bottom;\" data-load-complete=\"true\" data-google-container-id=\"2\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p> <!----> <!----><\/div>\n<p class=\"speakable\">The City of Bowling Green (Ohio) Prosecutor\u2019s Office confirmed to Fox News Digital that an attorney representing Shutes entered a not-guilty plea in court on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<div baseimage=\"https:\/\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/GettyImages-1249210130.jpg\" source=\"Getty Images\" class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\"><source media=\"(min-width: 767px) and (max-width: 1023px)\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\"><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p><span>Bowling Green Falcons guard Elissa Brett tries to draw a charging call against Memphis Tigers guard Jamirah Shutes during their third-round game in the Women&#8217;s National Invitational Tournament at the Stroh Center in Bowling Green, Ohio, on Thursday.<\/span> <span>(Scott W. Grau\/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The office representing Shutes did not immediately respond to Fox News\u2019 request for comment.\u00a0<\/p>\n<div class=\"ad-container desktop ad-h-50 ad-w-300\">\n<div data-iu=\"lb2\" class=\"ad gam\"><\/div>\n<p> <!----> <!----><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/sports\/memphis-jamirah-shutes-charged-assault-sucker-punching-bgsus-elissa-brett-handshake-line\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><u>MEMPHIS&#8217; JAMIRAH SHUTES CHARGED WITH ASSAULT FOR ALLEGEDLY PUNCHING BGSU&#8217;S ELISSA BRETT IN HANDSHAKE LINE<\/u><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"ad-container mobile ad-h-250 ad-w-300 ad-placeholder-load\"><!----> <\/p>\n<div data-iu=\"ban2\" id=\"mobile-mw-ad-ban2\" class=\"ad gam inline\" data-ad-lz=\"1\"><\/div>\n<p> <script>         if (window && window.foxstrike && Array.isArray(window.foxstrike.cmd)) {           window.foxstrike.cmd.push(function(Strike) {             Strike.insertAd('mobile', 'ban2', 'mobile-mw-ad-ban2');           });         } else {           console.error('Error: window.foxstrike not found');         }       <\/script><\/div>\n<p>The Bowling Green State University (BGSU) Police Department issued a press release on Friday to announce that Shutes had been charged with assault after an &#8220;unwarranted physical incident&#8221; in which she was captured on video punching <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/sports\/ncaa\/bowling-green-falcons\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><u>Falcons guard Elissa Brett<\/u><\/a> in the face during the handshake line.\u00a0<\/p>\n<div class=\"ad-container tablet ad-h-50 ad-w-300\">\n<div data-iu=\"lb3\" class=\"ad gam\" id=\"tablet_tw-art-sports-lb3\" data-ad-size=\"728x90,300x250,320x50,300x50,fluid,1x1\" data-ad-lz=\"1\" data-hot-unit=\"\"><\/div>\n<p> <!----> <!----><\/div>\n<p>&#8220;Violence is never acceptable, and our priority remains the health, safety and support of our student-athlete, who is recovering and doing well. This is an active investigation in conjunction with the City of Bowling Green Prosecutor, and no further comment is available at this time,&#8221; the statement read.<\/p>\n<div baseimage=\"https:\/\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/GettyImages-1249210444.jpg\" source=\"Getty Images\" class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\"><source media=\"(min-width: 767px) and (max-width: 1023px)\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\"><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p><span>Bowling Green Falcons guard Elissa Brett, left, is assisted off of the court after an altercation with Memphis Tigers guard Jamirah Shutes during the post-game handshake following a third-round game in the Women&#8217;s National Invitational Tournament at the Stroh Center in Bowling Green, Ohio, on Thursday.<\/span> <span>(Scott W. Grau\/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/sports\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><u>CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM<\/u><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"ad-container mobile ad-h-250 ad-w-300 ad-placeholder-load\"><!----> <\/p>\n<div data-iu=\"ban3\" id=\"mobile-mw-ad-ban3\" class=\"ad gam inline\" data-ad-lz=\"1\"><\/div>\n<p> <script>         if (window && window.foxstrike && Array.isArray(window.foxstrike.cmd)) {           window.foxstrike.cmd.push(function(Strike) {             Strike.insertAd('mobile', 'ban3', 'mobile-mw-ad-ban3');           });         } else {           console.error('Error: window.foxstrike not found');         }       <\/script><\/div>\n<p>The incident happened at the conclusion of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/sports\/ncaa-bk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><u>Memphis-BGSU Sweet 16 matchup.<\/u><\/a> As both teams approached mid-court to shake hands, Shutes appeared to stop when she reached Brett.<\/p>\n<div class=\"embed-media twitter\">\n<div class=\"tweet-embed\">\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\" style=\"display: flex; 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Check out what&#8217;s clicking on Foxnews.com.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"speakable\">Jamirah Shutes, a senior guard on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/sports\/ncaa\/memphis-tigers\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><u>Memphis women\u2019s basketball team,<\/u><\/a> pleaded not guilty to an assault charge after she was accused of punching a Bowling Green player in the face following the Memphis Tigers&#8217; loss in the Women\u2019s National Invitational Tournament (WNIT) last week, officials confirmed.<\/p>\n<div class=\"ad-container mobile ad-h-250 ad-w-300 ad-placeholder-load\"><!----> <\/p>\n<div data-iu=\"ban1\" id=\"mobile-mw-ad-ban1\" class=\"ad gam inline\"><\/div>\n<p> <script>         if (window && window.foxstrike && Array.isArray(window.foxstrike.cmd)) {           window.foxstrike.cmd.push(function(Strike) {             Strike.insertAd('mobile', 'ban1', 'mobile-mw-ad-ban1');           });         } else {           console.error('Error: window.foxstrike not found');         }       <\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"ad-container tablet ad-h-50 ad-w-300\">\n<div data-iu=\"lb2\" class=\"ad gam\" id=\"tablet_tw-art-sports-lb2\" data-ad-size=\"728x90,300x250,320x50,300x50,fluid,1x1\" data-ad-lz=\"\" data-hot-unit=\"\" data-google-query-id=\"CNSF54bahP4CFQmRswod5egIPg\" data-ad-slot-rendered=\"1\" data-rendered-size=\"1x1\">\n<div id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/4145\/fnc\/tw\/art\/sports\/lb2_0__container__\" style=\"border: 0pt none;\"><iframe id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/4145\/fnc\/tw\/art\/sports\/lb2_0\" name=\"google_ads_iframe_\/4145\/fnc\/tw\/art\/sports\/lb2_0\" title=\"3rd party ad content\" width=\"320\" height=\"50\" scrolling=\"no\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" frameborder=\"0\" role=\"region\" aria-label=\"Advertisement\" tabindex=\"0\" sandbox=\"allow-forms allow-pointer-lock allow-popups allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox allow-same-origin allow-scripts allow-top-navigation-by-user-activation\" style=\"border: 0px; vertical-align: bottom;\" data-load-complete=\"true\" data-google-container-id=\"2\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p> <!----> <!----><\/div>\n<p class=\"speakable\">The City of Bowling Green (Ohio) Prosecutor\u2019s Office confirmed to Fox News Digital that an attorney representing Shutes entered a not-guilty plea in court on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<div baseimage=\"https:\/\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/GettyImages-1249210130.jpg\" source=\"Getty Images\" class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\"><source media=\"(min-width: 767px) and (max-width: 1023px)\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\"><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p><span>Bowling Green Falcons guard Elissa Brett tries to draw a charging call against Memphis Tigers guard Jamirah Shutes during their third-round game in the Women&#8217;s National Invitational Tournament at the Stroh Center in Bowling Green, Ohio, on Thursday.<\/span> <span>(Scott W. Grau\/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The office representing Shutes did not immediately respond to Fox News\u2019 request for comment.\u00a0<\/p>\n<div class=\"ad-container desktop ad-h-50 ad-w-300\">\n<div data-iu=\"lb2\" class=\"ad gam\"><\/div>\n<p> <!----> <!----><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/sports\/memphis-jamirah-shutes-charged-assault-sucker-punching-bgsus-elissa-brett-handshake-line\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><u>MEMPHIS&#8217; JAMIRAH SHUTES CHARGED WITH ASSAULT FOR ALLEGEDLY PUNCHING BGSU&#8217;S ELISSA BRETT IN HANDSHAKE LINE<\/u><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"ad-container mobile ad-h-250 ad-w-300 ad-placeholder-load\"><!----> <\/p>\n<div data-iu=\"ban2\" id=\"mobile-mw-ad-ban2\" class=\"ad gam inline\" data-ad-lz=\"1\"><\/div>\n<p> <script>         if (window && window.foxstrike && Array.isArray(window.foxstrike.cmd)) {           window.foxstrike.cmd.push(function(Strike) {             Strike.insertAd('mobile', 'ban2', 'mobile-mw-ad-ban2');           });         } else {           console.error('Error: window.foxstrike not found');         }       <\/script><\/div>\n<p>The Bowling Green State University (BGSU) Police Department issued a press release on Friday to announce that Shutes had been charged with assault after an &#8220;unwarranted physical incident&#8221; in which she was captured on video punching <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/sports\/ncaa\/bowling-green-falcons\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><u>Falcons guard Elissa Brett<\/u><\/a> in the face during the handshake line.\u00a0<\/p>\n<div class=\"ad-container tablet ad-h-50 ad-w-300\">\n<div data-iu=\"lb3\" class=\"ad gam\" id=\"tablet_tw-art-sports-lb3\" data-ad-size=\"728x90,300x250,320x50,300x50,fluid,1x1\" data-ad-lz=\"1\" data-hot-unit=\"\"><\/div>\n<p> <!----> <!----><\/div>\n<p>&#8220;Violence is never acceptable, and our priority remains the health, safety and support of our student-athlete, who is recovering and doing well. This is an active investigation in conjunction with the City of Bowling Green Prosecutor, and no further comment is available at this time,&#8221; the statement read.<\/p>\n<div baseimage=\"https:\/\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/GettyImages-1249210444.jpg\" source=\"Getty Images\" class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\"><source media=\"(min-width: 767px) and (max-width: 1023px)\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\"><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p><span>Bowling Green Falcons guard Elissa Brett, left, is assisted off of the court after an altercation with Memphis Tigers guard Jamirah Shutes during the post-game handshake following a third-round game in the Women&#8217;s National Invitational Tournament at the Stroh Center in Bowling Green, Ohio, on Thursday.<\/span> <span>(Scott W. Grau\/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/sports\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><u>CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM<\/u><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"ad-container mobile ad-h-250 ad-w-300 ad-placeholder-load\"><!----> <\/p>\n<div data-iu=\"ban3\" id=\"mobile-mw-ad-ban3\" class=\"ad gam inline\" data-ad-lz=\"1\"><\/div>\n<p> <script>         if (window && window.foxstrike && Array.isArray(window.foxstrike.cmd)) {           window.foxstrike.cmd.push(function(Strike) {             Strike.insertAd('mobile', 'ban3', 'mobile-mw-ad-ban3');           });         } else {           console.error('Error: window.foxstrike not found');         }       <\/script><\/div>\n<p>The incident happened at the conclusion of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/sports\/ncaa-bk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><u>Memphis-BGSU Sweet 16 matchup.<\/u><\/a> As both teams approached mid-court to shake hands, Shutes appeared to stop when she reached Brett.<\/p>\n<div class=\"embed-media twitter\">\n<div class=\"tweet-embed\">\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\" style=\"display: flex; 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