Brandeis men's basketball coach Brian Meehan fired amid discrimination complaints

Steve Gardner | USA TODAY

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Brandeis University has fired its men's basketball coach after a series of complaints alleging "preferential and discriminatory treatment, unprofessional behavior and racially biased harassment."

The Division III school made the announcement Thursday without mentioning the name of coach Brian Meehan, who led the team to a 7-18 record this season.

The statement says the complaints began last year, when an investigation began and unspecified disciplinary action was taken.

However, the school says a new complaint surfaced this week, and a review of previous incidents led to Meehan's firing.

"I am deeply disturbed by these complaints," University president Ron Leibowitz said in a letter addressed to the Brandeis Community. "I want to be absolutely clear: At Brandeis, there is zero tolerance for discriminating against any student, staff member, faculty member, or visitor because of their race, sex, religion, sexual orientation, gender or any other aspect of their identity."

Meehan coached the Judges for the past 15 seasons and is the school's all-time winningest coach.

However, shortly after the announcement, his name was nowhere to be found on the Waltham, Mass., school's website or listed with the rest of the basketball coaches.

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