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Purdue men’s basketball player Jace Rayl has been arrested on preliminary OWI charges, according to a report from WLFI.com<\/a>. The 21-year-old was arrested by police in Kokomo, Indiana, on Tuesday.<\/p>\n Rayl, a Kokomo native, just completed his sophomore season with the Boilermakers. <\/p>\n According to the report, Rayl has been preliminarily charged with “operating a vehicle while intoxicated and endangering a person, and operating a vehicle with an alcohol concentration equivalent to at least .08 but less than .15.” Both are misdemeanor charges.<\/p>\n Purdue has not released a statement regarding the report at the time of this story. Per Nathan Baird of The Indianapolis Star<\/em><\/a>, Rayl remains on the team at this time, though he is not on the online roster.<\/p>\n Rayl has played in five games for the Boilermakers during his two seasons in West Lafayette. He scored the first point of his collegiate career in Purdue’s win over Nebraska in January. <\/p>\n MACKEY ARENA MENTIONED AT NBA COMBINE<\/strong>: A handful of former Big Ten basketball players were asked about the toughest road environment in the league. Purdue’s Mackey Arena popped up multiple times. CLICK HERE<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n SON OF FORMER BOILER COMMITS TO BUTLER<\/strong>: Bryson Cardinal, the son of former Purdue men’s basketball star Brian Cardinal and women’s basketball guard Danielle (Bird) Cardinal, has committed to Butler.\u00a0CLICK HERE<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n BOILER BANTER PODCAST<\/strong>: Purdue Boilermakers on SI publisher and writer Dustin Schutte provides a few notes on the recruiting front and shouts out the men’s and women’s golf teams.\u00a0CLICK HERE<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n ROTHSTEIN TALKS PURDUE RETENTION<\/strong>: College basketball analyst Jon Rothstein praised Purdue’s ability to retain its top talent, saying it’s “unseen” in the sport these days.\u00a0CLICK HERE<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n