BREAKING NEWS: College basketball coach fired after hazing allegations canceled season
New Mexico State announced Tuesday it had firedThe announcement was made bylate Tuesday after athletic director Mario Moccia told Heiar of the school's decision.
LSU assistant coach Greg Heiar, center, shouts from the sideline during the team's tournament game against Yale in Jacksonville, Fla., March 21, 2019. New Mexico State suspended operations of its men's basketball program indefinitely Feb. 10, 2023.Arvizu explained why the university decided to suspend its program and place Heiar and his staff on administrative leave this past weekend.
The suspension comes at a troubling time in the Aggies' program after a Nov. 19 shooting on the Albuquerque campus of rivalleft 21-year-old Aggies forward MIke Peake injured and 19-year-old UNM student Brandon Travis dead.
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