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Oklahoma dismisses 7-foot center Akolda Manyang after arrest for aggravated robbery

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Oklahoma Sooners guard Isaiah Cousins (11) pokes the ball away from Cal State Bakersfield Roadrunners center Aly Ahmed (42) as Oklahoma Sooners center Akolda Manyang (30) defends during the first half of play in the first round of the 2016 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Championship at Chesapeake Energy Arena in Oklahoma City on Friday, March 18, 2016. (Vernon Bryant/The Dallas Morning News)

NORMAN, Okla. -- Oklahoma has dismissed Akolda Manyang from its basketball team after the 7-foot junior center was accused of aggravated robbery in Minnesota.

Rochester police said in court documents that Manyang and another man were arrested early Wednesday after they allegedly assaulted a cab driver and took his keys.