Syracuse guard Frank Howard will not play in the NCAA tournament for an "indefinite period of time" due to a violation of athletic department policy, the school announced Wednesday.
The senior guard is averaging 8.9 points and 27 minutes per game.
Syracuse plays No. 9-seeded Baylor in a first-round game in Salt Lake City on Thursday. Coach Jim Boeheim confirmed Howard would not play in that game, and side-stepped a question about whether Howard would be eligible to play should the Orange advance.
The 6-foot-5 Howard lit up social media during the ACC tournament against Duke last week when he appeared to stick his foot out as Blue Devils star Zion Williamson ran by.