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Not a whole lot here, but this is what I got, not verbatim, just typing as they talked:
Richard Pitino:
• Were you aware of the April investigation of him? Could not really comment on that.
• Why should people have confidence in you? That's up for anyone to decide. We do our best to educate and we'll continue to do that.
• Reggie - we have spoken certainly
• Him at practice? It's unique, gotta get the guys tomorrow ready that are going to play.
• On his teammates? Don't know that.
• Every circumstance is different, I hope this group from a bball standpoint, they're a tight knit group and they're playing well.
• You have the power to suspend the a player? Did you give thought to that? When certain things like this happen, you go to your boss and discuss, and we did that.
• What did you bring to this program to curb situations like this? We bring in speakers every fall and summer, educate as much as we possibly can
• Any possibility he can play? I have no idea how to predict that.
• Cultural problem when it comes to the treatment of women? I don't think we do, we take a lot of pride in our culture and to educate our guys.
• Live outside bball? As a coach, you have to invest in their life 1st and foremost. You have to be a father figure, and educate, that's what this job is about.
• Was it a mistake to recruit him? I don't know. We do a lot of background, and didn't see any red flags leading up to this.
• It's difficult stemming from Eric Curry - you just have to have the mentality as a team, the next man up.
• Why let him practice? When things like this happen you go to your boss. Mark and I discussed it, and that was the decision we came up with. I fully support Mark.
• Meeting with Reggie: Anytime from a bball standpoint, it's difficult for your team. I have a locker room full of guys that I have to tend to
• Suspension is not enough? There's policies to handle these things. I trust Mark.
• Do these policies need to change? I'm just the basketball coach.
Mark Coyle:
• What I can say is, and I know it's frustrating, because of student privacy laws…we're restricted on what we can and cannot say. I can't talk about specific cases.
• Why did you allow him to play? I can talk about a process, we have 750 student athletes, it's important that we provide due process to all our student athletes.
• Why were the football players suspended? With our process that's in place, with any student athlete, if there's a criminal investigation taking place, they cannot take place.
• Is Reggie still on the team? Yes. He is a member of our basketball team.
• Allegations against Lynch? I have many meetings with many people, I cannot recall
• He's suspended from athletic competition. I can't talk about specifics.
• Any student on this campus, don't talk about student-athlete, they all have access to the same policies and procedures, and they can appeal.
• When did the decision come? That was the decision that I made today. I involved Coach Pitino.
• Any team activities? No, he's just suspended from athletic competition, he can still practice.
• Meeting with Abby? I did have an opportunity to meet with her, she was very interested in training with our student athletes.
• Did you remember her concerns? We had a very productive meeting.
• On Appeal process: I encourage you to go to the U website, any student on this campus, when they go through this process, they have an opportunity to file that appeal.
• Why does this keep happening? I think we've been very consistent in our processes. I'm thankful for EOAA. We've taken time to meet with all of our groups. We're a large organization.
• This isn't just any players, there were allegations. Should you keep your job? We have worked incredible hard to provide a 1st class experience for any athlete that comes to our program. We talked about being defined by our actions….each time we are faced with a situation…I feel like we've been very consistent.
• Why should people trust you and Pitino? People should trust the procedures that we have in place. We have procedures that have been reviewed by outside agencies. That includes providing due process for everyone involved.
• Why did you suspend him from athletic competition, but not practice? We want to make sure that person has access to
• How thorough are the EOAA investigations? There's a process that every student goes through.
• Is there anything that can happen where the suspension could be lifted? If information becomes available on any student athlete.
• This is not a surprise, does a student have to come forward and make those claims? I'd encourage you to visit with EOAA.
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Richard Pitino:
• Were you aware of the April investigation of him? Could not really comment on that.
• Why should people have confidence in you? That's up for anyone to decide. We do our best to educate and we'll continue to do that.
• Reggie - we have spoken certainly
• Him at practice? It's unique, gotta get the guys tomorrow ready that are going to play.
• On his teammates? Don't know that.
• Every circumstance is different, I hope this group from a bball standpoint, they're a tight knit group and they're playing well.
• You have the power to suspend the a player? Did you give thought to that? When certain things like this happen, you go to your boss and discuss, and we did that.
• What did you bring to this program to curb situations like this? We bring in speakers every fall and summer, educate as much as we possibly can
• Any possibility he can play? I have no idea how to predict that.
• Cultural problem when it comes to the treatment of women? I don't think we do, we take a lot of pride in our culture and to educate our guys.
• Live outside bball? As a coach, you have to invest in their life 1st and foremost. You have to be a father figure, and educate, that's what this job is about.
• Was it a mistake to recruit him? I don't know. We do a lot of background, and didn't see any red flags leading up to this.
• It's difficult stemming from Eric Curry - you just have to have the mentality as a team, the next man up.
• Why let him practice? When things like this happen you go to your boss. Mark and I discussed it, and that was the decision we came up with. I fully support Mark.
• Meeting with Reggie: Anytime from a bball standpoint, it's difficult for your team. I have a locker room full of guys that I have to tend to
• Suspension is not enough? There's policies to handle these things. I trust Mark.
• Do these policies need to change? I'm just the basketball coach.
Mark Coyle:
• What I can say is, and I know it's frustrating, because of student privacy laws…we're restricted on what we can and cannot say. I can't talk about specific cases.
• Why did you allow him to play? I can talk about a process, we have 750 student athletes, it's important that we provide due process to all our student athletes.
• Why were the football players suspended? With our process that's in place, with any student athlete, if there's a criminal investigation taking place, they cannot take place.
• Is Reggie still on the team? Yes. He is a member of our basketball team.
• Allegations against Lynch? I have many meetings with many people, I cannot recall
• He's suspended from athletic competition. I can't talk about specifics.
• Any student on this campus, don't talk about student-athlete, they all have access to the same policies and procedures, and they can appeal.
• When did the decision come? That was the decision that I made today. I involved Coach Pitino.
• Any team activities? No, he's just suspended from athletic competition, he can still practice.
• Meeting with Abby? I did have an opportunity to meet with her, she was very interested in training with our student athletes.
• Did you remember her concerns? We had a very productive meeting.
• On Appeal process: I encourage you to go to the U website, any student on this campus, when they go through this process, they have an opportunity to file that appeal.
• Why does this keep happening? I think we've been very consistent in our processes. I'm thankful for EOAA. We've taken time to meet with all of our groups. We're a large organization.
• This isn't just any players, there were allegations. Should you keep your job? We have worked incredible hard to provide a 1st class experience for any athlete that comes to our program. We talked about being defined by our actions….each time we are faced with a situation…I feel like we've been very consistent.
• Why should people trust you and Pitino? People should trust the procedures that we have in place. We have procedures that have been reviewed by outside agencies. That includes providing due process for everyone involved.
• Why did you suspend him from athletic competition, but not practice? We want to make sure that person has access to
• How thorough are the EOAA investigations? There's a process that every student goes through.
• Is there anything that can happen where the suspension could be lifted? If information becomes available on any student athlete.
• This is not a surprise, does a student have to come forward and make those claims? I'd encourage you to visit with EOAA.
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