Texas Tech coach Mark Adams, who had been suspended recently for racially insensitive comments made toward his players, resigned shortly after the Red Raiders were eliminated from the Big 12 Tournament on Wednesday.
Texas Tech head coach Mark Adams calls instructions to his team against Kansas during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game in Lawrence, Kan., Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2023. – Texas Tech coach Mark Adams, who had been suspended recently for racially insensitive comments made toward one of his players, resigned shortly after the Red Raiders were eliminated from the Big 12 Tournament on Wednesday night..
Red Raiders athletic director Kirby Hocutt learned of the incident last Friday and issued a written reprimand, and Adams coached them in a regular season-ending loss to Oklahoma State the next day. But after Hocutt investigated the situation further,In its release Wednesday about Adams stepping down, the school said Hocutt determined after the inquiry that the racially insensitive comment was unintentional and an isolated incident.
The extension came after Adams led the Red Raiders to the finals of the Big 12 Tournament, where they lost to eventual national champion Kansas. They went to the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Tournament in his first season in charge. “If I’m being honest, it’s a lot of weight on these kids right now. They’ve been through a lot in the last week or so,” Williams said afterward."And in some ways, I just feel like it caught up with them, and they wanted to win.
United States Latest News, United States Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Texas Tech names interim coach after Mark Adams suspended for commentTexas Tech has named second-year assistant Corey Williams as its interim coach for Big 12 tournament as the school continues its investigation of suspended coach Mark Adams.
Read more »
Texas Tech head coach Mark Adams steps down amid suspension over exchange with playerTexas Tech head coach Mark Adams has stepped down from his position three days after being suspended for a verbal exchange with a player, the school announced Wednesday.
Read more »
Texas Tech basketball coach Mark Adams steps down after suspensionThree days after being suspended for what the school called a racially insensitive...
Read more »
Texas Tech’s Mark Adams has a Bible problemThe dust-up in Lubbock over Texas Tech men’s basketball coach Mark Adams has all the markings of a culture war battleground. But no matter how loud the...
Read more »
Texas Tech coach Adams resigns after insensitive commentsTexas Tech coach Mark Adams, who had been suspended recently for racially insensitive comments made toward his players, resigned shortly after the Red Raiders were eliminated from the Big 12 Tournament on Wednesday.
Read more »
Suspended Texas Tech basketball coach explains Bible remark, responds to spitting claimMark Adams, the suspended Texas Tech men's basketball coach, spoke out about the ordeal that got him the discipline on Sunday. He was also accused of spitting on a player.
Read more »