Two Oregon players arrested for shoplifting

The latest run-in with the law by players on the University of Oregon men’s basketball team happened Sept. 12, in the form of the shoplifting arrest of Jalil Abdul-Bassit and Elgin Cook, The Register-Guard has learned.

The two were caught with stolen goods at the Market of Choice on Franklin Boulevard at 3:17 p.m., which constitutes theft 3, Eugene Police ­Department spokeswoman Melinda McLaughlin confirmed Saturday afternoon.

They were cited in lieu of custody and given a date to appear in court, although McLaughlin did not know the specific date.