//Ohio State Basketball Player Seth Towns Detained During George Floyd Rally

Ohio State Basketball Player Seth Towns Detained During George Floyd Rally

Towns, a graduate transfer from Harvard, was briefly detained but not arrested during a rally in Columbus.

Just one day after graduating from Harvard, Ohio State grad transfer Seth Towns was detained by local police while participating in a protest following the death of George Floyd.

“In a span of just 24 hours, I walked across a Harvard virtual graduation stage into the back of police van alongside other peaceful protestors-both of which I am equally proud of,” Towns said in a tweet Saturday afternoon.

A video of Towns being detained was tweeted by Eleven Warriors, where Towns can be seen shouting “Say his name!” as others respond by shouting “George Floyd!”

Ohio State spokesman Dan Wallenberg said Towns was detained briefly but not arrested, according to ESPN’s Myron Medcalf.

George Floyd’s death at the hands of police officers in Minneapolis has sparked reaction across the sports world, while many cities have broken out