Tennessee reinstated Ruby Whitehorn, coach Kim Caldwell said Tuesday, after the senior guard was arrested in August and pleaded down to a pair of misdemeanors earlier this month.

Whitehorn faced a pair of felony charges for domestic assault and aggravated burglary. At her preliminary hearing Sept. 5, she pleaded guilty to misdemeanors of aggravated trespassing and aggravated burglary in exchange for judicial diversion.

She can have her record expunged after a year provided she attends anger management classes and does not get in legal trouble again.

“It’s not an ideal situation,” Caldwell told reporters. “It’s not of a situation that reflects our program the way we want it to. There’s a strong legacy here and it did not uphold the name of the brand. … We’ve addressed it seriously, and w

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