Curtis Kelly in trouble again; under scrunity for violation of K-State handbook

Just when you thought things couldn't get any worse for Kansas State, they did. Then they did again. And again. And before you knew what had happened, the 2010-2011 season had turned into a dumpster fire.

Having already lost Dominique Sutton (in the offseason), Freddy Asprilla, and Wally Judge to transfer, Kansas State's painfully thin front line appears as if it may get even thinner -- Curtis Kelly, the same Curtis Kelly who was suspended on two different occasions this year, is the subject of an investigation by the Kansas Athletic Department regarding a violation of the student-athlete code as defined by their handbook.

No one will go one record with what exactly Kelly did, but reading this excerpt from Kellis Robbinet's piece for the Wichita Eagle, it isn't difficult to figure out:

K-State officials refused to specify the nature of Kelly's violation, citing student privacy issues. But a source indicated Kelly is a repeat offender of the condition in question and that it has cost him playing time already this season.

According to K-State's student-athlete handbook, only one violation would fit those parameters — a violation of the student-athlete drug and alcohol policy.

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After the first violation, a student-athlete must inform his or her family of the transgression in the presence of a coach and undergo counseling. A second violation results in a suspension for 10 percent of a team's games in the regular season (three for men’s basketball).

Kelly, who’s averaging 9.9 points, missed the first three games of the season for unspecified reasons that coach Frank Martin said at the time revolved around poor practice habits.

A third violation results in a permanent suspension from the team and the loss of all financial aid.

Kelly is appealing the ruling, and as of now it is unclear what, exactly, his status will be during that process. K-State director of media relations Kenny Lannou said "Curtis is still a member of our program," but for how long?

If Kelly is, in fact, done, it leaves just Jamar Samuels and Jordan Henriquez-Roberts along the Wildcat front line.

Could anyone have seen this mess coming?