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10/15 13:01 CDT Columbia suspends coach Megan Griffith for 3 games after review
of coaching behavior
Columbia suspends coach Megan Griffith for 3 games after review of coaching
behavior
By DOUG FEINBERG
AP Basketball Writer
NEW YORK (AP) --- Columbia has suspended women's basketball coach Megan
Griffith for the first three games of the upcoming season after a review
determined she had coaching interactions with the team that didn't align with
expectations, the university said Thursday.
The review, which was conducted by an external firm, was done after the
university received a complaint about Griffith's coaching behavior during
practices from a previous season.
She'll miss the school's opening game on Nov. 2 against Davidson as well a
tournament in Nashville with games against Rhode Island and Belmont.
"I fully respect the process of the University review and take complete
responsibility for everything that happens in the program, including the times
my conduct fell short," Griffith said in a statement. "As the head coach and a
former student-athlete at Columbia University, there is nothing more important
to me than the success and well-being of my players."
The statement said Griffith "expressed regret for occasions in which her
interactions with the team did not align with expectations." The university
also said the review did not require notice to the NCAA of any rules violations
and did not involve any allegations of violations of the school's
anti-discrimination policies, Title IX or related policies.
Griffith, who graduated from the school, is the winningest coach in Columbia
history and a three-time Ivy League Coach of the Year. She has gone 171-99 in
her 11-year coaching career at the school.
Griffith has led the Lions to two NCAA Tournament at-large bids and the first
victory in school history in the NCAAs. The school won the WBIT last season and
has a challenging schedule this year with top teams Duke and Michigan coming to
New York.
The Lions won three regular-season Ivy League titles from 2022-25.
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