Three Bryant University student-athletes were arrested Monday following an assault at a townhouse on campus Sunday, according to the Smithfield police.

The three are Joseph Kasperzyk, 19, a basketball player from 155 Halper Avenue, New Haven, Connecticut; Zahir Williams, 20, a football player from 680 Beck Street, Bronx, New York; and Shelton McNeal, 20, also a football player, of 1741 Washington Avenue, Lakeland, Florida.

They have been charged with breaking and entering, simple assault, disorderly conduct and conspiracy.

Smithfield police investigated after receiving a call from Bryant Public Safety at 2 a.m. Sunday about an assault.

The townhouse residents told the police they were awakened by people who had entered the residence and began banging on bedroom doors, demanding that the occupants get out of their rooms. According to the police, Kasperzyk, Williams and McNeal then assaulted two of the residents, broke a TV and tore posters off the walls.

According to Bryant, the three students have been suspended from their teams. The dean of student life will initiate a conduct review to determine "their status as students going forward," Elizabeth O’Neil, associate vice president for university relations, said in an emailed statement.

Bryant is also investigating the cause of the incident and whether any bias occurred, according to O'Neil.

"Due process will be observed and all parties will have an ample opportunity to share their testimony," she wrote. "However, there is no excuse for violence."

"The university takes its obligation to ensure the safety of all members of our community very seriously. We must also determine what the facts leading up to this incident were and if any incident of racial bias occurred. We have made our position on this area very clear. Incidents of racism will not be tolerated, nor will acts of violence."

Kasperzyk is a freshman guard on the men's basketball team. He started 16 games this past season and averaged 10.7 points per game.

Williams is a junior defensive back on the football team. He appeared in all 11 of the team's games this past season and started two, making two interceptions.

McNeal is a wide receiver on the football team. This past season, as a redshirt freshman, he had 19 catches for 271 yards and two TDs.

Kasperzyk, Williams and McNeal were taken into custody without incident and later appeared before Bail Commissioner Christopher Millea.

Their pre-arraignment conference date is July 8, 2019.