Oregon attends open practice at NCAA Men's Baseketball Tournament in Milwaukee, Wisconsin

MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN, - Mar 19, 2014 - Damyean Dotson answers questions before open practice at the BMO Harris Bradley Center, Wed, Mar 19, 2014, in Milwaukee, Wis. Thomas Boyd/The Oregonian

(Thomas Boyd)

Damyean Dotson, who was kicked off the Oregon Ducks basketball team in the wake of a sexual assault accusation in 2014, is about to join a Division I college basketball program, according to a published report.

The Houston Chronicle's Joseph Duarte reports that Dotson says he will sign a letter of intent to play for the University of Houston.

"A lot of people don't get a second chance," Dotson told the Chronicle. "They say one chance comes in a lifetime. To have a second chance, I can't mess this up."

Dotson and two Oregon teammates, Brandon Austin and Dominic Artis, were accused of sexually assaulting a female student, but were not charged. They were dismissed from the team.

Dotson is from the Houston area, and according to the Chronicle, has been working out at Houston Community College with former NBA player John Lucas, who has battled addiction and runs a recovery program to help athletes.

A 6-foot-5 guard, Dotson played two seasons at Oregon and averaged 10.4 points and 3.4 rebounds in 70 games with the Ducks.

Houston went 13-19 last season under first-year coach Kelvin Sampson, the much-traveled coach whose head coaching stops include Washington State, Oklahoma and Indiana.

Austin, a 6-7 guard, played this past season at Northwest Florida State, a junior college in Niceville, Florida, and averaged 15.8 points as a redshirt freshman. Artis, a 6-3 point guard, was set to spend the season with Diablo Valley College in Concord, California, where he would practice, but not play with the team.

-- Mike Tokito

mtokito@oregonian.com

503-294-7604; @mtokito