For UNLV guard Tre'Von Willis, the punishment for pleading no contest to misdemeanor domestic battery charges this offseason was a three-game suspension that will include only one regular-season game.
For Wake Forest center Tony Woods, the price of a more severe example of domestic violence was substantially higher.
Wake Forest announced Monday that it was granting Woods his release less than two weeks after the 6-foot-11, 250-pound junior pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor count of assault on a female. The charges stem from Labor Day when the mother of Woods' 1-year-old child sustained a fractured spine when he allegedly kicked her and pushed her down.
"We wish Tony the best of luck in all his future endeavors," new coach Jeff Bzdelik said in a statement. "Tony and I met a number of times and we felt this was the best course of action for him."
Wake Forest deserves credit for taking a strong stance against Woods considering how valuable he would have been to a youthful Demon Deacons team that badly needed his interior presence next season. Once a decorated recruit in 2008, Woods averaged only 4.6 points and 3.2 rebounds off the bench as a sophomore, but he was expected to make a far bigger contribution this season.
With Woods gone and Chas McFarland having graduated, Wake Forest will have to turn to true freshman Carson DesRosiers to contribute immediately in the paint next season. DesRosiers was one of the more coveted members of Wake Forest's five-man recruiting class, but expecting him to make an impact as a freshman without another full year in the weight room is probably a lot to ask.
"I know that for me to get better as a player, I've got to get stronger," Desrosiers told me in August. "That's the knock on me, and I accept that. I've got to get stronger, so I've had a good attitude about it and really worked hard in the weight room."
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