Austin Nichols has been suspended for Virginia’s two exhibition games and their regular season opener for a violation of team rules, the program announced on Friday evening.
Nichols, a transfer fro Memphis that sat out the 2016-17 season, will miss a Nov. 11th tilt against UNC Greensboro.
Nichols was rated as the No. 12 player in the country in NBCSports’ top 100 player rankings. He was named a second-team preseason all-american as well.