Duhon rejoins Marshall’s coaching staff after serving suspension

Marshall University assistant coach Chris Duhon returned to men’s basketball practice Tuesday after completing a two-month suspension for a violation of department rules and policies.

A statement from the athletic department said there will be no other comment on the situation.

Duhon was arrested Nov. 30 on a charge of aggravated DUI.

According to a criminal complaint filed by the Putnam County Sheriff’s Department, two deputies responding to a call of a man down in the Cedar Hills subdivision in Eleanor, West Virginia, found a vehicle in the road stopped with the engine running and the driver asleep.

The two officers woke the man, who was identified as Duhon, and noted he had a strong odor of alcohol on his breath, according to the complaint.

The officers reported he failed three field sobriety tests. A breath test indicated intoxication, and Duhon was arrested.

He was transported to the Putnam County Courthouse to await processing, where he took another breath test, indicating a blood-alcohol level of 0.202, well above the 0.08 level to be considered impaired while driving.

Duhon joined Dan D’Antoni’s coaching staff in 2014, shortly after D’Antoni accepted the head coching position at Marshall.

In the pair’s first season together, the two led the Herd to an 11-21 record, including a stretch where the team lost 15 of 16 games.

Duhon played nine seasons in the NBA and won an NCAA championship with Duke University as the starting point guard in 2001.