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Damyean Dotson is averaging 10.7 points per game this season.

(Associated Press)

EUGENE – Oregon sophomore shooting guard Damyean Dotson, 19, was cited and released at 12:47 a.m. Saturday morning for using false identification to gain access to Taylor’s Bar and Grill, a Eugene Police spokeswoman said.

"We are aware of the citation and will continue to gather information regarding the circumstances,” Oregon coach Dana Altman said in a statement released by the university. “Once all the facts are available, additional discipline and community outreach will be handled internally."

Bar security took the 6-foot-5 Dotson into custody after realizing the identification was not his own before Eugene Police arrived. They cited Dotson, took him briefly into custody at police department headquarters but he did not serve any time in jail before being released, EPD spokeswoman Melinda McLaughlin said. Misrepresentation of age by a minor can result in jail time.

The bar is across the street from the west edge of the Oregon campus.

Oregon basketball (17-8, 5-8 Pac-12) plays Sunday against Washington State at Matthew Knight Arena. Dotson has started all 25 games this season and has 60 consecutive starts in his two seasons. He averages 10.7 points per game and tied a season high with 17 on Wednesday evening in a victory against Washington.

Dotson's citation was first reported by KEZI-TV.