Two of Georgia Tech's top four scorers quit the team at the same time. After Georgia Tech's season ended with a loss to North Carolina in the ACC tournament, Simons praised Joseph.

Assistant coach Mark Simons served as acting head coach after Joseph was suspended. Georgia Tech said Littler Mendelson submitted its report on March 20 and Joseph responded to it on March 25. 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. 27. 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. "She has been accused of 'attacking' Georgia Tech through her efforts, and top athletic department officials vowed to 'get rid' of her. These messages reveal the truth and will be her legacy.”. “I am disappointed and saddened to learn that the well-being of our student-athletes was being compromised. At least nine players said they could not trust any members of the coaching staff, according to the report. The report also said players had sometimes felt pressured to play despite being injured and were subject to “daily belittlement” and called “derogatory and demeaning names.”. “She put this team together. Beginning in 2007, Georgia Tech made six straight appearances in the NCAA Tournament.

“The findings outlined in the report have left us no choice,” Stansbury said. “The players described Coach Joseph’s conduct as ‘bullying’ and emotionally, mentally, and verbally ‘abusive,’” the report said. She also clarified or denied statements that the report said that she made to her players and listed text messages and emails with her players and parents that she said the investigator never asked for. Its best season came in 2011-12, when the Yellow Jackets finished 26-9 overall, 12-4 in the ACC and reached the Sweet 16. “I have so many great memories of the amazing journey we have been on with this program. "For years, Georgia Tech has provided sub-standard resources to its women's basketball program including in facilities, marketing, travel, and funding," Banks said. The school announced the decision Tuesday, March 26, 2019, saying the decision followed an independent investigation into alleged mistreatment of players and staff. Georgia Tech has reported the allegations to the NCAA. Joseph, who played at Purdue, joined the Georgia Tech staff in 2001. Also, the school announced March 15 that the NCAA found major recruiting violations in the men’s program involving a former assistant coach and an ex-friend of head coach Josh Pastner. 1, Women's college basketball's Way-Too-Early Top 25: South Carolina still on top, Baylor rising, UConn scheduled to play Louisville on Dec. 4, Ex-New Mexico star Everett granted Pitt eligibility, Ex-Terp Owens immediately eligible at Kentucky, CAA releases limited-travel basketball schedules, No. "She put this team together. MaChelle Joseph was fired Tuesday after 16 seasons as head coach of the Georgia Tech women’s basketball team and each side is now detailing very different stories from her tenure. After two years as an assistant, she took over as head coach when Agnus Berenato moved to Pittsburgh. Georgia Tech finally accomplished that goal by manufacturing allegations against her and manipulating an investigation to make it appear that she engaged in unacceptable coaching practices.". She’s my boss and the reason I came to Tech.”. It also described Joseph's conduct as "bullying" and "emotionally, mentally and verbally `abusive.". They have forever changed this program and my life.”. 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. 27. The case is likely to spur additional legal action. Banks also said Joseph "will continue to fight for equality in women’s athletics and for justice related to the discrimination and retaliation she has suffered at the hands of the Georgia Tech Athletic Department. Lisa Banks, Joseph’s attorney, disputed the report. Georgia Tech finished the season 17-13, including a 7-9 mark in the ACC.

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