UCLA senior point guard Jerime Anderson was suspended by the team Wednesday after his arrest on charges of stealing a laptop from campus.
Anderson, 21, was arrested Tuesday night by campus police and charged with suspicion of grand theft after authorities say a tracking device on a $1,151 MacBook Pro helped the computer's owner lead police to Anderson, the Los Angeles Times reported.
"This is a disappointing and unfortunate situation for Jerime," UCLA coach Ben Howland said.
"We have a high standard and code of conduct that our student athletes are expected to follow. He knows that he has made a huge mistake and that he has not represented himself, our program or UCLA in a manner that is required."
Anderson averaged 5.1 points and 2.6 assists as a backup last season. He has been banned from all team activities and will at least miss the Bruins' season opener on Nov. 11.
