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Report: San Diego head coach Lamont Smith arrested on road trip for domestic violence

Portland v San Diego

LAS VEGAS, NV - MARCH 03: Head coach Lamont Smith of the San Diego Toreros looks on during a first-round game of the West Coast Conference Basketball Tournament against the Portland Pilots at the Orleans Arena on March 3, 2017 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Portland won 60-55. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images)

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San Diego head coach Lamont Smith was arrested on Sunday morning on three domestic violence charges, according to ABC 10 News in San Francisco.

The Toreros beat San Francisco, 64-61, on Saturday night, and officers were dispatched to the team hotel where a victim told the police that she was intimately involved with Smith. She was taken to the hospital, and Smith was arrested at Oakland International Airport at 10 a.m. Sunday morning, the report states.

Smith is married and has two children. It is unclear what his relationship is to the accuser.

USD has placed Smith on administrative leave as an investigation begins into the arrest, the school announced on Monday.

“Our values as a faith-based institution call upon us to proceed with justice and compassion,” the school said in a statement. “Our prayers are for all those who are impacted by this situation.”