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Virginia Tech senior wing Ty Outlaw has passed a drug test and will play Friday against East Region No. 1 seed Duke in the Sweet 16 of the NCAA tournament, according to a statement from Hokies men’s basketball coach Buzz Williams.
While Outlaw was in San Jose, Calif., last Thursday preparing for an NCAA first-round game against Saint Louis, Blacksburg police executed a search warrant on his apartment, resulting in Outlaw being charged with misdemeanor possession of marijuana. Outlaw took and passed a drug test Wednesday before No. 4 seed Tech (26-8) departed for Washington, D.C., to get ready for the game against Duke.
“I appreciate that there are questions relative to Ty Outlaw and his status,” Williams said in the statement. “Ty has given me permission to share this information. The disturbance that led to the search warrant occurred while Ty and our team were in California last week. While Ty and our team were still in California, the authorities executed the search. Upon our return to Blacksburg on Monday evening, Ty became aware of the situation and was fully cooperative and transparent with local authorities and me.
“After gathering more information, we decided that an outside agency should perform a drug test on Ty prior to us departing campus on Wednesday and that test came back negative. After discussion with our director of athletics Whit Babcock and our athletics administration in accordance with our policies and procedures, we are following our departmental protocol involving misdemeanors.
“With that information in mind, we intend to play Ty on Friday evening. We will continue to let the process play out and that’s all I can say at this time. If information changes, we will respond appropriately according to our policies.”
Outlaw is Tech’s most reliable 3-point shooter, connecting on 45.6 percent (78 of 171) of his shots from beyond the 3-point line, which is second-best in the ACC. He’s started 19 of the 34 games in which he’s played this season, averaging 8.7 points and 5.4 rebounds per game.