I’m here in Charlotte for tonight’s game and some surprising news was just released minutes ago from GW SID Brad Brower:

George Washington University senior Maureece Rice (Philadelphia, PA) has been dismissed from the men’s basketball program, GW coach Karl Hobbs announced Thursday. Rice was dismissed for failure to adhere to team rules, according to Hobbs.

This is all the information available at the time. We will have more on this story as it develops.

Update, 6:58 p.m. I just spoke to SID Brad Bower and he said he has “nothing now” regarding the suspension and that more information will be available after the game. He said that he was unaware whether it was a violation of the same rule(s) from Rice’s two previous suspensions this season. He also said that Rice is not on the trip with the team and that he (Bower) was just informed of the decision today. Asked about the general nature of the suspension, Bower said, “That’s just something Karl Hobbs has to talk about.”