A three-member panel will investigate allegations of "emotional abuse" and NCAA rules violations in IUPUI's women's basketball program.
Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis Chancellor Charles Bantz said Tuesday that he has appointed Sue Shields, retired magistrate judge for the U.S. District Court for Southern Indiana, to lead the panel. The other members are Gary Roberts, dean of the Indiana University School of Law-Indianapolis, and Angie Torain, associate athletic director.
The panel will report its findings to IU President Michael McRobbie, the IU board of trustees and other IUPUI leaders. No time was mentioned for when the panel is expected to complete its work.
The abuse allegations, reported in The Indianapolis Star, came from 11 former players of head coach Shann Hart and associate head coach Chanel Spriggs.
The women's basketball program has seen 28 players and assistant coaches quit in the past four seasons, including 19 scholarship players.
The NCAA keeps some statistics on turnover but nothing covering all players who leave a program early.