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Pitt suspends F Gilbert Brown for fall semester

Pittsburgh has suspended forward Gilbert Brown from the mens basketball team for the fall semester because of academic reasons.

The school made the announcement Friday.

Brown, a redshirt junior, played in 32 games as a reserve last season when the Panthers went 31-5, reached No. 1 for three weeks and fell one win shy of the Final Four. He scored in double figures five times and averaged 5.4 points and 3.1 rebounds.

The 6-foot-6, 200-pound Brown could be eligible to rejoin the team Dec. 20.

During the 2007-08 season, Brown played in 37 games, starting 15, and averaged 6.5 points and 3.1 rebounds.