I asked Jim Les this afternoon about the status of  forward Taylor Brown for tonight’s season opener at BYU in light of Brown’s arrest in September on a misdemeanor battery charge.

Les responded by citing his policy of not discussing publicly the potential playing status of his players so as not to give opponents a competitive advantage. The policy extends to injuries and any other circumstance.

In other words, if Brown has been suspended by Les from playing in this game — or any future games — the coach doesn’t want BYU or other future opponents to be able to prepare for Bradley knowing such a significant member of the team is unavailable.

Brown was the Braves’ leading scorer and rebounder during the Brazil trip and started the exhibition game Sunday against Lewis, scoring 12 points and grabbing eight rebounds.

So if Brown is not starting, or playing at all tonight, we can assume it’s related to the September incident in which Brown slugged an ICC student on the BU campus.  

Would such a suspension continue beyond tonight? We’ll have to see how it plays out.