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Suspended Miami Hurricanes guard Eddie Rios helped steal more than $6,000 in property from other students in at least two separate robberies on the Coral Gables campus, according to a police report released Friday.

Rios helped steal four laptops, two Xbox game consoles and a credit card among other items, the report said. He was arrested and booked Wednesday on two counts of burglarizing an unoccupied dwelling, and two counts of grand theft.

It could not be immediately determined if he had an attorney. A message left Thursday with team spokeswoman Margaret Belch was not immediately returned.

Rios was suspended by the Hurricanes on Jan. 12 for "violating team rules relating to following team protocol and lack of communication with coaches." That suspension was not related to the charges.

It has been a tumultuous season for Rios, who was also suspended briefly in December, then reinstated after two days.

The sophomore was one of the most coveted South Florida recruits in years, and came to Miami trying to jump-start a program that plays in the shadows of the area's professional teams and Hurricanes football. Rios averaged 4.7 points and 12.3 minutes, starting four games this year for Miami. He was released Wednesday on a $17,500 bond.

Miami coach Frank Haith said Thursday he's had no contact with Rios and the player's status is unchanged.

VIRGINIA: Sean Singletary is the last men's basketball player at Virginia that will ever wear jersey No. 44. The school plans to retire the former four-year starting guard's jersey at halftime of the Cavaliers' game against Clemson on Feb. 15. He'll share the honor with Jeff Lamp (3), Barry Parkhill (40), Ralph Sampson (50), Bryant Stith (20), Wally Walker (41) and Buzzy Wilkinson (14). He now plays for the NBA's Charlotte Bobcats.

ALABAMA: When Mark Gottfried takes stock of his Alabama career, he focuses on the successes, not the failures. And if the ending wasn't what he had hoped for, the former Crimson Tide coach isn't griping about that either. "My dream has been to take Alabama to the Final Four, even as a player," Gottfried said. "We came close. We got to the Elite Eight (in 2004). We were ranked No. 1 in the country at one point. So I feel sad that dream has ended for me. But I'm not one of those guys that's going to hang my head and pout and moan and groan every day. ... And I'm never going to say anything negative about Alabama, because I don't feel negative feelings. I love Alabama. Sometimes, it's just time to move on to the next chapter."