A member of the Rutgers men’s basketball team was arrested and faces seven charges stemming from an incident early Friday morning, according to records obtained by NJ Advance Media.

Issa Thiam was charged with simple assault, criminal mischief, false imprisonment, tampering with physical evidence, possession of a weapon for unlawful purpose, theft by unlawful taking, and terroristic threats, according to a complaint filed by Piscataway Township police on Friday.

All are disorderly, fourth- or third-degree charges.

The alleged incident occurred at 1:15 a.m. Friday morning.

An arrest warrant was issued and recalled at 1:38 p.m. Friday. The complaint was filed in Piscataway Municipal Court. No court date is listed yet.

Thiam has been suspended indefinitely from the program, a Rutgers athletics spokesman told NJ Advance Media. An attempt to reach Rutgers coach Steve Pikiell through his spokesman was unsuccessful Friday night.

The Scarlet Knights play their regular-season Big Ten finale Sunday, traveling to Indiana for a 12 p.m. game.

A 6-foot-10 junior forward from Dakar, Senegal, Thiam is averaging 3.8 points and 2.3 rebounds while playing in 25 games for the 14-15 Scarlet Knights this season.

After starting nine of the first 10 games this season, Thiam has seen his minutes dwindle because of struggles with outside shooting.

He had scored a total of 12 points in Rutgers’ first 11 games in 2019, but broke out with a 13-point effort in a March 2 win at Iowa. Thiam was held scoreless on 0-for-2 shooting in four minutes in Wednesday’s 66-65 loss to Penn State.

Thiam (pronounced CHOM) has played in 90 games over his three-year Rutgers career, averaging five points and 2.9 rebounds while starting 63 times. According to his school bio, Thiam speaks five languages (English, French, Spanish, Arabic and Wolof).

Rutgers can clinch a bye in the opening round of next week’s Big Ten Tournament with a win over Indiana. With a loss, the Scarlet Knights can finish as low as the No. 12 seed in the conference tournament.

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