BYU'S SELLEAZE CHARGED IN DOPE CASE

PROVO, Utah (AP) - Ron Selleaze, Brigham Young's leading scorer in the just
completed basketball season, was charged Friday with possession of marijuana.

Selleaze, who was suspended from the team earlier this week, is to appear
April 15 before 4th District Judge Gary Stott. The 21-year-old Selleaze
faces one count of possession of a controlled substance in a drug-free
zone, a class A misdemeanor.

Prosecutors said they won't file charges against Selleaze's friend Michael
Garrett, a redshirt who was expected to be a starting guard at BYU next
season.

Garrett also was issued a citation for possession of marijuana March 16 by
Provo police, and also has been suspended indefinitely by coach Steve
Cleveland. Both players remain in school.

``We decided not to file charges on Mr. Garrett because the officers, I
don't believe, saw him smoking marijuana,'' said Provo City prosecutor
Steve Schreiner, who played basketball at BYU from 1989-1991.

Two other men who were in an apartment with Selleaze and Garrett also were
charged, but neither is a student.

Police responded to a noise complaint at 1 a.m. March 16 and issued the
citations, but no arrests were made.

Schreiner said Selleaze wouldn't receive any special treatment because he
is a star athlete.

``I don't look at the case differently,'' he said. ``It's unfortunate for
the program, and I feel bad about that.''

Selleaze, who joined the team in December, averaged 17 points per game and
was picked for the second-team All-Western Athletic Conference. He helped
BYU improve from just one win two years ago to nine wins and an appearance
in the WAC postseason tournament.