A Gophers basketball player arrested Sunday in an allegation of rape will sit in jail at least until a decision is made whether to charge him with criminal sexual conduct.

Reggie Lynch, 21, a transfer from Illinois State who was expected to help the Gophers improve on their worst season in school history, is suspected of raping a 19-year-old woman in an apartment on the 1200 block of University Avenue in Minneapolis.

University of Minnesota police made the arrest about 1:24 p.m. Sunday, according to booking records at Hennepin County Jail. He is being held without bail on probable cause.

The University of Minnesota immediately suspended Lynch from all team activities indefinitely, pending the outcome of the investigation.

“As an athletics department and a University, we are committed to respect toward all members of the community, and we hold all of our student-athletes accountable to the highest standards,” the U said in a statement. A school spokesman said Monday there was no new comment from officials. Related Articles Gophers’ Reggie Lynch out until July after shoulder surgery

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Hennepin County Attorney spokesman Chuck Laszewski said the office has 36 hours to bring charges from the time of an arrest. Lynch is being held without bail, a common practice.

Lynch is the fourth Gophers basketball player to be suspended from the team since February, and senior Carlos Morris was kicked off the team.

Kevin Dorsey, Nate Mason and Dupree McBrayer were suspended for the last four games of the season after a sexually explicit video was posted on Dorsey’s social media accounts. All three players were reinstated to the team in April, but Dorsey was granted a release from his scholarship to transfer.

Off-court issues first surfaced under Pitino at Minnesota when Daquein McNeil was arrested on two felony assault charges for attacking his girlfriend in 2014. He was dismissed from the team and later pleaded guilty to third-degree assault.

After the three players were suspended in March, Gophers interim athletics director Beth Goetz acknowledged that the struggles on and off the court were hurting the program’s image.

Goetz didn’t blame Pitino for the previous incident, but there were expectations that the team would learn from that situation.

“In this case, student-athletes, students make poor decisions,” Goetz said in March. “We want to make sure our coaches are continually educating them on being great role models and setting great examples. And when they don’t, our expectation is that they take appropriate action and hold them accountable.”

Lynch is part of an incoming class Pitino expected to greatly improve Minnesota’s performance on the court next season. The Gophers’ 8-20 overall record (2-16 in the Big Ten) under coach Richard Pitino last season was the worst in school history.

Pitino raved this year about what Lynch could bring to the team next season as a potential All-Big Ten Conference center and NBA prospect.

The 6-foot-10, 260-pound junior who grew up in Edina wanted to play closer to home after playing the past two seasons at Illinois State, so he transferred to Minnesota last year. He sat out the 2015-16 season per NCAA rules, as did fellow Division I transfer Davonte Fitzgerald, a former Texas A&M forward.

In high school, Lynch helped Edina to a third-place finish at the 2013 state tournament. Lynch averaged 9.5 points and 5.4 rebounds for Illinois State in 2014-15 and earned All-Missouri Valley Conference honors. His 93 blocks in 2015 were third-most in school history.

After shoulder surgery in February, Lynch talked last month about being ahead of schedule in his recovery. He was expected to be cleared to return to full workouts in June.