Redick, 21, was also charged with making an illegal U-turn and his drivers license was revoked for 30 days, said Durham police spokeswoman Kammie Michael. He had a blood-alcohol level of 0.11. The legal limit for drivers in North Carolina is .08.
``I regret what happened last night and want to apologize to my family and the Duke community for the incident,'' Redick said in a statement issued Tuesday afternoon by the university.
Redick was arrested soon after 1 a.m. after he turned around after approaching a license check point near the Duke campus, Michael said. He pulled into the parking lot of an apartment complex after police pursued him.
``There wasn't a chase. He didn't run from them,'' Michael said. ``He was pretty cooperative.''
Redick was released on $1,000 bond shortly after being taken before a Durham County magistrate. He is scheduled to appear in a court July 17.
Redick, the Associated Press Player of the Year last season, finished his career as the leading scorer in Atlantic Coast Conference history and setting the NCAA career for 3-pointers made. He was named the conference player of the year after averaging nearly 27 points a game.
Redick is expected to be a high first-round pick in the June 28 NBA Draft.
His college coach, Mike Krzyzewski, defended his former player in a statement issued by the school.
``J.J. knows he made a mistake and regrets it,'' Krzyzewski said. ``He represented the very best in college athletics and exhibited outstanding character at Duke the last four years. He is and will continue to be a credit to the Duke basketball family. As his friend and his coach, he has my total support.''
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