"That allegation is false and was expressly refuted by officials close to the team and outside experts," the attorney said. Lisa Banks, Joseph's attorney, disputed the report. Georgia Tech has reported the allegations to the NCAA. In addition, several players made allegations that would be violations of NCAA rules, the school said.
It also described Joseph's conduct as "bullying" and "emotionally, mentally and verbally 'abusive.'" Littler Mendelson's report, which was submitted to the school last week, found that every player reported "concerns regarding alleged emotional or mental mistreatment" by Joseph, and that they described the environment around the team as "toxic" and "hostile," according to Georgia Tech. According to a school statement, the firm interviewed 40 people including Joseph, her assistant coaches, all 13 members of the team, administrators and support staff, as well as parents of the athletes. 25 after players came forward with concerns about Joseph's treatment of player and staff. Georgia Tech said it hired the labor law firm of Littler Mendelson on Feb. She guided her team to seven NCAA Tournament appearances, the last coming in 2014. The 49-year-old Joseph was the winningest coach in school history with a record of 311-198. Two of Georgia Tech's top four scorers quit the team at the same time. The Yellow Jackets women's team closed the season on a four-game losing streak, three of those defeats coming after Joseph was placed on leave Feb.
Joseph's attorney reiterated that her client was being punished for complaining about gender equity issues at the Atlantic Coast Conference school, which is already facing NCAA allegations of wrongdoing in its men's basketball program as well as mourning the unexpected death of a football player this past weekend. The school, which suspended Joseph late in the season for what it would only describe as a personnel matter, said it was left with no choice after an independent investigation into alleged mistreatment of players and staff, as well as possible NCAA violations.
ATLANTA - MaChelle Joseph was fired Tuesday after nearly 16 seasons as the women's basketball coach at Georgia Tech, with the two sides giving strikingly different reasons for her dismissal.
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