New Mexico State men's basketball coach Greg Heiar has been fired days after the program was suspended for the rest of the season amid an investigation into alleged hazing incidents.
In this Oct. 29, 2019, file photo, the NMSU men's basketball team practices at the Pan American Center in Las Cruces, N.M.The New Mexico State University men's basketball coach has been fired days after the program was suspended for the rest of the season amid an investigation into alleged hazing incidents, the school's chancellor said.
Then-LSU assistant coach Greg Heiar, center, shouts from the sideline during the team's NCAA men's college basketball tournament game against Yale in Jacksonville, Fla., March 21, 2019.The chancellor added that the school will work to "ensure that support systems are in place to prevent this from happening again."
"This action is clearly needed, especially after receiving additional facts and reviewing investigation reports related to the hazing allegations involving student-athletes on the team," Arvizu said in a statement on Sunday, adding that it's "time for this program to reset." Arvizu said the players and coaching staff were called back to the school in Las Cruces and interviewed by university personnel specially trained to conduct investigations into hazing incidents.
"Sadly, hazing can become part of an organization's culture left unchecked," Arvizu said. "NMSU policy strictly prohibits hazing, in all forms, and it's something we simply will not tolerate."
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