Former Georgia basketball player may also lose scholarship

ATHENS - A former University of Georgia basketball player who was dismissed from the team earlier this month might also lose his scholarship because of his misconduct. <br> <br> Tony Cole, a senior from Baton Rouge, La., was suspended from the team after a female student accused him and two other UGA athletes of sexually assaulting her in January. The charges against Cole were dismissed Aug. 30. <br> <br> In another incident, a female student at Georgia has filed a criminal complaint against Cole, accusing him of assaulting her Aug. 19 and making harassing phone calls to her apartment. Cole is scheduled to appear in court Oct. 24, when a judge will decide whether there&#39;s enough evidence to issue a warrant for his arrest. <br> <br> In a Sept. 4 letter to Cole, Georgia athletics director Vince Dooley informed the point guard that the school was considering pulling his scholarship and he would not be reinstated to the basketball team. <br> <br> ``Because of the many documented incidences of your disrespectful misbehavior, the Athletic Association is contemplating recommending revocation of your scholarship,&#39;&#39; Dooley wrote. <br> <br> ``Coach Harrick and I both agree that in light of the extraordinary number of incidents in which you have displayed conduct unbecoming of a University of Georgia student-athlete, you will not be allowed to return to the basketball team.&#39;&#39; <br> <br> Cole&#39;s attorney, Steve Sadow, acknowledged that the 22-year-old has had some ``disagreements&#39;&#39; with basketball coach Jim Harrick and with Harrick Jr., but that the allegations that occurred prior to the alleged January sexual incident were not enough to stop Cole from playing. <br> <br> Should Cole&#39;s scholarship be revoked, Sadow said his client could not afford to pay the school&#39;s tuition costs and would probably have to withdraw from the university.