Texas Tech men’s basketball coach Mark Adams resigned from his position Wednesday following the Red Raiders’ season-ending loss to West Virginia in the opening round of the Big 12 tournament.
The school announced the news just three days after Adams was suspended for an “inappropriate, unacceptable and racially insensitive comment” he made to a player.
Athletic director Kirby Hocutt said he was informed of the incident Friday and issued a written reprimand before deciding to suspend Adams pending further investigation.
The incident occurred in a meeting between Adams and a player, who was not identified, the school said in a news release.
“Adams was encouraging the student-athlete to be more receptive to training and reference Bible verses about workers, teachers, parents and slaves serving their masters,” the statement said. “Adams immediately addressed this with the team and apologized.”
Adams, 66, was in his second season at Texas Tech. He replaced Chris Beard, who left to coach at Texas, his alma mater. Beard was fired this season by the Longhorns after being charged in a domestic violence case. The prosecution later dropped the charge.
The Red Raiders made the Sweet 16 in Adams’ first season, but started 0-8 in the Big 12 this season.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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