Former Players On Pitt’s Women’s Basketball Team File Suit

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Six former players on the women’s basketball team at the University of Pittsburgh have sued coach Tory Verdi and the school over what they call toxic coaching methods. And the players say their efforts to seek help from his supervisors were ignored. The university denied the allegations in a statement Tuesday on behalf of both the coach and the school. Lawyer Keenan Holmes says the young women understand the pressure inherent in college sports. But he says the situation went beyond basketball and “the bounds of common decency.” He says Verdi also tried to force players into the transfer portal, putting their scholarships at risk.