Sophomore shooting guard Rashaad Carruth,

who transferred from Kentucky last May after a tumultuous, controversial season,

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dismissed from the Oklahoma men's basketball team by Sooner's coach Kelvin

Sampson. The dismissal was reported today by news.ok.com and by The Sporting

"The foundation of our program has always been discipline," Sooners coach

Kelvin Sampson said in a statement. "Rashaad

Carruth broke a team rule. There's no point in setting rules if those rules are

not enforced. We all wish Rashaad the best in his future, and we hope he

achieves success." Sampson refused to answer further questions.

Carruth, from College Park, Ga., arrived in Lexington with the reputation as a

fearless shooter and equally fearsome talker. A lower leg and ankle injury

slowed Carruth’s development in the preseason, but he burst on to the scene with

a 19-point performance in the Cats’ near upset of Duke in

December last year.

Carruth quickly endeared himself to fans, but as far as

performance went, he went south after the breakout game. Not coincidentally,

Carruth began showing up more prominently on opponents’ scouting reports after

that outing. Over the last 22 games, Carruth made 22-of-64 three-pointer (33.8

percent), a decent number on UK’s roster.

But a more in-depth look showed

those numbers were misleading. Carruth made just 27.7 percent (15-of-54) from

deep in the SEC and was a paltry 22.5 percent (9-of-40) if you exclude his

6-of-14 performance against Vanderbilt, three of which came in the final minutes

of a blowout.

The talkative, outgoing freshman voiced his displeasure

with playing time several times in the media, and found him suspended by Smith

for a violation of team rules and then skipping practice. Moments after UK’s

loss to Maryland in the Sweet 16, Carruth and teammate Cliff Hawkins got into a

small verbal disagreement when Carruth began to address his future as a Cat with

the media.