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Thursday, September 23, 2010

Sports Law - IUPUI Terminates Contract of Women's Basketball Coach

Here is the news release from the school:

IUPUI Athletic Director Michael Moore today announced that the university has terminated without cause its contract with Women’s Basketball Coach Shann Hart, effective immediately.

Moore said that Hart, who was hired in 2004, will be paid the salary she would have earned during the remainder of her contract, which expires May 31, 2013.

The decision to terminate Coach Hart’s contract was made in the best interests of the program, Moore said.

A report from the Chancellor’s Ad Hoc Advisory Committee on the IUPUI Women’s Basketball Program is not being released because it is deliberative and personnel information.

The IUPUI Athletics Department has taken several steps to re-emphasize or start programs that assist student/athletes in freely raising concerns or complaints. Among them are:

  • Individual Team meetings were held to inform student-athletes about the student-athlete grievance procedure, financial aid policy and appeals process and the IUPUI transfer policy. These meetings were intended to highlight the information located in the IUPUI Student-Athlete Handbook and allow the opportunity for questions.
  • Monthly meetings have been scheduled between the athletics administration and Student-Athlete Advisory Committee officers to discuss issues that may be important to the student-athletes.
Moore said he plans to hire a new women’s basketball coach shortly.
"IUPUI has fired women's basketball coach Shann Hart" is the headline to this brief story the IndyStar has posted online.

For background, start with this Sept. 16, 2010 ILB entry headed "Sports. Law - Even more on ''Emotional abuse' at IUPUI? 28 have left women's basketball program'".

Posted by Marcia Oddi on September 23, 2010 05:33 PM
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