New Mexico State suspends men's basketball program

[Mojave Gator]

I have never seen anything like this happen before. New Mexico State has put all of its men's basketball coaches on administrative leave, and they have suspended play "until further notice". Apparently there were some irregularities about the handling of evidence after a NMSU player was involved in a shooting in Albuquerque that claimed the life of a University of New Mexico student.

NMSU men's hoops season halted indefinitely amid 'new allegations'

[SoTxCaiman]

👀 Wow!

[Mojave Gator]

New Mexico State has canceled the remainder of the men's basketball season. New details indicate three players cited for false imprisonment, harassment and criminal sexual conduct against a teammate.

New Mexico State won't resume season; 3 players allegedly hazed teammate

[Mojave Gator]

This thing is going to get incredibly messy.

New Mexico State fires men's basketball coach Greg Heiar

The campus police report, obtained by multiple outlets, including ESPN, redacted the names of the players involved. The report detailed the victim telling investigators that Feb. 6, three members of the team held the victim down, "removed his clothing exposing his buttocks and began to 'slap his [buttocks].'" He went on to state that they also touched his scrotum.

The victim said other incidents had been occurring since last July or August, and that inappropriate physical and sexual touching by his teammates had been occurring in the locker room and on road trips.

Heiar's firing comes three months after NMSU forward Mike Peake shot and killed a University of New Mexico student in what police called self-defense. Both the school and the Albuquerque district attorney have launched separate investigations after coaches and staffers were found to be in possession of multiple pieces of potential evidence in the shooting, including the gun, after the incident.

Heiar instructed his team to leave town after the shooting and return to campus, even though local police had asked to speak with three NMSU players who were with Peake, who was wounded.

[Rock Gator]

Basketball is the least of their problems!