While the Binghamton University men’s basketball team is tied in second place with the University of Vermont in the America East standings, the numbers on its roster continue to drop.

Theo Davis, a sophomore transfer from Gonzaga University, has hung up his green and white jersey.

The reason?

“He simply doesn’t want to play basketball anymore,” said Bearcats Associate Director of Athletics for Communications John Hartrick.

Bearcats head coach Kevin Broadus said he is not trying to think about it now. He needs to focus on what lies on the road for his team.

“I don’t think there is really much more information I could say about Theo,” Broadus said. “We are at a point now where we just need to look ahead and focus on everything that’s in front of us.”

Davis started his collegiate career for NCAA tournament team and West Coast Conference member Gonzaga. After being redshirted for a semester for shoulder surgery, he began playing in the 2007-08 season. The former Bulldog scored points against teams like Idaho and UC Riverside, and saw minutes against Western Kentucky and Texas Tech.

Then Davis was arrested along with another teammate in February 2007 for drug possession. He stopped playing in November, leaving the team due to a family illness.

Broadus recruited Davis for the Bearcats in 2008 as part of his new line of transfers.

In his brief time playing for the Bearcats, Davis saw a total of 57 minutes for the season, during which he accumulated four points, nine assists and five blocks. The last game Davis played with Binghamton was against Maine on Jan. 31, where he was on the court for 13 minutes. Davis went 0-2 from the free throw line and had three blocks against the Black Bears.

“Unfortunate things happen to some players, and there is nothing we can do about it,” Broadus said. “In the end it is up to the individual to really want it.”

Broadus stressed that the situation was unfortunate, however, at this time, Davis’ departure was not something to keep rethinking.

“We don’t want to lose that state of mind by focusing on players who don’t have it in them,” he said. “We’ve got a little bit more basketball in front of us so we are going to focus on that.”

This is not the first time this season Bearcats basketball players have stopped their play outside of injury.

Junior transfer Malik Alvin was suspended for a few weeks after an incident at Wal-Mart in October and senior Dwayne Jackson was suspended indefinitely “for violating team policy.”

“You really don’t know what’s going on in a 19-, 21-year-old’s mind,” Broadus said. “It’s just unfortunate.”