LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Former Louisville guard Chris Jones pleaded not guilty Thursday to charges of rape and sodomy, days after being dismissed from the team.

The 23-year-old Jones appeared in Jefferson District Court before Judge Sheila Collins.

It’s the latest turn over eight tumultuous days for Jones, who was dismissed from the team Sunday. That came three days after he was reinstated following a one-game suspension on Feb. 17 for violating an unspecified team rule. Coach Rick Pitino said Jones returned to the team after meeting unspecified conditions for reinstatement.

Jones then scored 17 points in Saturday’s victory over Miami before his dismissal was announced a day later in a one-sentence release saying there would be no comment.

A Louisville campus police report obtained Monday stated that Jones, a Memphis native, sent a woman a text threatening to “smack” her on Feb. 17. No charges were filed against Jones, but he was suspended from the team hours later and did not travel with Louisville to a game at Syracuse.

Jones’ dismissal left the No. 17 Cardinals without their assists leader (3.7 per game) and No. 3 scorer (13.7 points). They beat Georgia Tech 52-51 Monday night without him.

After that game Pitino said, “I feel awful for the young man. There’s certain rules where you can work with people, and other rules where you’ve got to move on. Unfortunately, we’ve got to move on. They’re like your children. You don’t like to see anybody be hurt. But there’s also accountability and doing the right things. He didn’t. Now, he’s got to get his life together, get on with life. There’s no way he’s coming back. It’s over.”