Illinois Assistant Hoops Coach Leaves Amid Player Concerns

University of IllinoisCHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) — A week after the Illinois football staff faced accusations of mistreating a player, the school says it has also looked into concerns raised by parents of women’s basketball players that preceded the departure of an assistant coach.

Spokeswoman Robin Kaler said Monday that assistant coach Mike Divilbiss and the university “had agreed to part ways.”

Kaler says the university looked into allegations in April made by three unidentified players’ parents and found no violations of laws, NCAA rules or university policies. Those allegations included concerns about one player’s medical treatment.

Last week, former Illinois football player Simon Cvijanovic said coach Tim Beckman and his staff pressured him to play hurt and misled him about an injury.

The university hired an legal firm to investigate.

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