Kevin Foster suspended for DUI

On college basketball: Kevin Foster's arrest latest setback for Santa Clara

A difficult season for Santa Clara has taken a turn for the worse. Leading scorer Kevin Foster is being held out of competition indefinitely after his weekend arrest on suspicion of driving under the influence.

Santa Clara police Capt. Phil Cooke confirmed the arrest and said no charges have been filed against Foster pending a review of the case by the district attorney's office

The junior guard, who averages 17.8 points per game, didn't play in Monday's loss to Loyola Marymount. He will remain sidelined while the university's student judicial process runs its course, according to a release issued by the university.

The Broncos host USF on Thursday and visit Pepperdine on Saturday.

"We will work with Kevin to help him through this," coach Kerry Keating said in a statement.

Keating was not available for further comment Tuesday despite a spate of on- and off-the-court developments -- none of them positive for SCU.

Foster wasn't the only player disciplined in the 74-62 loss to Loyola Marymount, the Broncos' third double-digit home defeat of the month. Point guard Evan Roquemore and big men Niyi Harrison and John McArthur did not start but played significant minutes.

Roquemore was cited for an open container violation early Sunday morning, two hours before Foster's arrest.

The reason for disciplinary action against McArthur and Harrison is not known.

The incidents involving Foster and Roquemore could not have come at a worse time for the Broncos, who are 0-6 in the West Coast Conference -- the worst start to conference play in school history.

The Broncos also are in the midst of the most demanding portion of the schedule, with four games in eight days.

The stretch began Saturday when they lost at home by 12 points to archrival Saint Mary's.

"It will be tough," said Gaels coach Randy Bennett, whose team played three times in six days earlier in the month. "The way to manage it is just to rest. You want to fix things in practice, but you're better off having fresh legs.''

The reason for the tight schedule is the arrival of BYU as the WCC's ninth member.

As a result of having an odd number of teams, the conference was forced to schedule three Monday games on top of its standard Thursday-Saturday format.

It established guidelines to ease the travel demands: For instance, teams that play on the road Monday are given home games Thursday.