MUNCIE, Ind. (AP) -Ball State apologized to former basketball coach Ronny Thompson after an outside review found “unprofessional behavior” by an employee tainted the school’s report to the NCAA on possible rules violations.
The university said Wednesday the school and Thompson, a son of Hall of Fame coach John Thompson, “mutually resolved their differences.” Ronny Thompson resigned in July after a 9-22 record in his lone season with the Cardinals.
The school did not mention a financial settlement in its statement, and Ball State spokesman Tony Proudfoot did not to answer directly when asked if there was one. He said the news media were welcome to submit an open records request to the university.
The Associated Press left phone messages with a lawyer for Thompson.
The review by former Indiana Supreme Court Justice Myra Selby also found “evidence of isolated incidents of racially hostile or insensitive behaviors on the part of a few athletic department employees,” but they were not enough to create “an unlawful racially hostile environment.”
Thompson and Selby are both black.
“With respect to Coach Thompson, Ball State wishes to extend its sincere apology for the unprofessional and unauthorized behavior of its employees that led to his resignation, for the unfortunate distress that resulted from these actions, and for the unwarranted negative effect on his reputation,” Ball State’s statement said.
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