A former WKU and UK basketball star from Muhlenberg County was arrested for driving under the influence.

Patrick Sparks was pulled over by Bowling Green police early on May 30, after making an improper turn on University Boulevard.

Sparks was taken to the Warren County Regional Jail just after 3:00 a.m. and was released five hours later.

He was charged with DUI and improper turning.

Sparks was a starter for Western Kentucky University from 2001 to 2003 before transferring to the University of Kentucky, where he was a stand out guard.