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Posted on Thu, Mar. 18, 2004

(Jeff) MITTIE

Mittie arrested in Kansas

By Damien Pierce

Star-Telegram Staff Writer

TCU women's basketball coach Jeff Mittie, whose team is scheduled to compete in the NCAA women's tournament beginning Saturday, was arrested early Wednesday morning in Kansas under the suspicion of drunken driving, police officials said Wednesday night.

Mittie, 37, was detained in the Harvey County Detention Center for investigation of DUI and was released at 10:10 a.m. Wednesday on a $1,000 bond, Harvey County deputy Keith Blackwood said.

The coach was pulled over when a Newton police officer observed him swerving in the road and turning the vehicle's headlights on and off. He was arrested at 3:50 a.m.

Mittie and TCU athletic director Eric Hyman did not immediately return phone calls from the Star-Telegram, but TCU assistant director of media relations Matt Freed said the school is aware of the allegations and is gathering facts on the matter.

Freed said Mittie is expected to travel to Philadelphia with the team to its first-round game against Temple. He was unsure if the coach would face disciplinary action from the school. The coach was at TCU's afternoon practice Wednesday and was expected to leave with team for Philadelphia today.

Mittie, who was driving a rental car south on I-135 when he was pulled over, had traveled to Salina, Kan., for the National Junior College Athletic Association Division I women's basketball championships to scout a potential recruit.

Mittie is in his fifth season and guided the No. 20 Lady Frogs (24-6) to the best regular-season record in program history. The Lady Frogs are the sixth-seeded team in the West region of the NCAA Tournament, their highest seeding under the coach. He has taken the Frogs to four straight NCAA Tournaments and has won 20 games four straight seasons. Mittie has a 109-49 record at TCU and was named the Conference USA Coach of the Year in 2001-02.

Damien Pierce, (817) 390-7760 dpierce@star-telegram.com

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