Iowa sophomore Anthony Tucker has been suspended indefinitely from the Hawkeye basketball team following his second arrest in as many years on public intoxication charges.

Tucker was arrested early Sunday morning following a 9-1-1 call to The Lodge, an Iowa City apartment complex.

Director of athletics Gary Barta announced the suspension prior to Sunday’s Iowa women’s basketball game with Drake.

“We received a call early this morning that Anthony Tucker had been picked up on public intoxication charges. At this point, we don’t know any more details but we were able to confirm that he was the person involved,’’ Barta said. “Anthony will be suspended indefinitely from all team activities.’’

According to police reports, police were called to The Lodge after receiving a 9-1-1 call that “sounded like a problem with a cab and a fare.’’

The call abruptly ended at that point and police were dispatched to the scene, where Tucker was later charged.

The arrest comes one year after Tucker was charged with public intoxication after he was found unconscious in an alley behind an Iowa City bar shortly after 1 a.m. on Dec. 6, 2008.

Tucker was suspended at that time and later missed additional games because of an illness before being declared academically ineligible for the second semester of the 2008-09 season.

“We are certainly disappointed in this situation,’’ Barta said. “The first thing we wanted to make sure of is that Anthony is OK from a physical safety standpoint and he is. We are disappointed because this is not the first issue Anthony has had with alcohol and as a result, he has been suspended indefinitely.’’

Tucker scored 17 points in the Hawkeyes’ 71-67 victory over Drake on Saturday evening. He is second on the team in scoring, averaging 11.9 points per game.

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