Cal State Northridge basketball player Deon Tresvant and three others pleaded not guilty Thursday to charges of commercial burglary and grand theft.
The charges step from an arrest of allegedly more than $6,600 in merchandise from a Best Buy store in Porter Ranch on New Year’s Day.
Coach Bobby Braswell’s 22-year-old son, Jeffery, was also charged. A Best Buy employee, he is accused of allowing three friends - Tresvant, Phannuel Gbewonyo and Dallas Rutherford - to check out merchandise without paying.
CSUN had hoped to get Tresvant back in time for its final four games of the season, but that is not likely because Tresvant’s next court date is March 16 - more than a week after the Matadors’ last regular-season game.
“Deon’s status with the basketball team hasn’t changed,” said CSUN athletic director Rick Mazzuto. “He remains a student in good standing with the university but we will continue to withhold him from competition until his court case is resolved.”
Saint Mary’s 62, Pepperdine 49: Diamon Simpson had 13 points and 14 rebounds and Omar Samhan had 14 points to lead the Gaels (23-5, 8-5 West Coast Conference), who won their fourth straight and 11 of the last 12 meetings against the Waves (8-21, 5-8).
Mychel Thompson had 15 points and Lorne Jackson 10 for the Waves.
Women’s basketball
Saint Mary’s 76, Pepperdine 58: Miranda Ayim had 17 points and eight rebounds to lead the Waves 15-12, 8-5 West Coast Conference) in the loss to the Gaels (10-18, 6-7).Cal Poly 70, CSUN 60: Jasmine Erving scored 15 points to lead the visiting Matadors (6-20, 3-10 Big West) in the loss to the Mustangs (18-8, 10-4).