Duke basketball players -- expected lottery pick Banchero and Coach K's grandson Savarino -- face charges related to DWI

Paolo Banchero, 19, faces a charge of aiding and abetting impaired driving. Banchero, a freshman, was one of the Class of 2021's most coveted recruits. He was voted as the preseason ACC Player of the Year and is expected to be picked early in the next spring's NBA Draft.

North Carolina State Highway Patrol Sgt. Chris Knox said Savarino was pulled over at a traffic stop at Bushy Cook Road and West Ten Road in rural Orange County just after 1 a.m. on Sunday.

Documents obtained by WRAL News show that Savarino was driving Banchero's vehicle, a white Jeep, and admitted to the trooper that he had consumed "several shots." The trooper said the vehicle smelled of alcohol and noted that Savarino's eyes were red.

Savarino's blood alcohol content was .08, which is the level at which a driver is considered impaired under state law. He was released under a written promise to appear in court on Dec. 9, and his license was temporarily revoked.

The stop came hours after Duke's 67-56 victory against Campbell University in Durham. The Blue Devils face Gardner-Webb at home on Tuesday night. Banchero's and Savarino's status for the game is not known.

Savarino is a junior who walked on to the team in 2019 after playing at Durham Academy.

Banchero, who was riding in the back seat of the Jeep, was cited and released. He has a Dec. 8 court date. Durham attorney Daniel Meier, who is not associated with this case, said the charge Banchero faces is most common when the owner of a vehicle is also a passenger, as was the case on Sunday night.

"If it’s your car, you have the ability to stop the other person from driving," Meier explained.

Knox clarified that aiding and abetting can refer to when a person knowingly advises, instigates or encourages another person to commit a crime.

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Krzyzewski responded to the matter in a statement on Tuesday.

“We are reviewing a legal matter involving two members of the men’s basketball team. Any further actions as a result of this situation will ultimately be determined by the Vice President/Director of Athletics and University officials,” he said.

Then, following Duke's victory over Gardner-Webb University on Tuesday night, Kryzyewski said the team is dealing with two different situations in regards to Banchero. Kyrzyewski said the university has already started taking action for discipline for both players.

"We had a violation of our standards and we'll handle that internally," Kryzyewski told reporters on Tuesday night. "We've already handled it -- that violation of our standards. I think the decisions we made are in conjunction with our authorities, my superiors and we're taking action."

Debbie Savarino, Krzyzewski's oldest daughter and Michael's mother, is Duke's assistant director of athletics.

The news set off a wide reaction among the sports world, with Banchero playing a prominent role in the trajectory of Krzyzewski's 42nd and final season at Duke. The Blue Devils have won three straight games to open the season, including a 79-71 victory against Kentucky in the Champions Classic.

"I’m definitely interested to see what the vibe is like at the next couple [of] games," said Duke student Lucy Colangelo. "If they’re even going to play, if they’re going to win – it’s going to be very interesting to see what’s going to happen."