Alabama freshman Brandon Miller started Wednesday night at South Carolina, despite Tuscaloosa police testifying a day earlier that the star forward brought a now-former teammate the handgun used to kill a woman in January.
The school announced the decision about 3½ hours before the 9 p.m. ET tipoff in Columbia.
"UA Athletics continues to cooperate fully with law enforcement in the on-going investigation of this tragic situation," Alabama said in a statement. "Based on all the information we have received, Brandon Miller is not considered a suspect in this case, only a cooperative witness.