Post by The Cats on Oct 9, 2020 11:39:22 GMT -5
by Jeff Goodman, Stadium Basketball Insider
Wichita State forward Shaq Morris told Stadium that he was punched twice by coach Gregg Marshall during a 2015 practice. Marshall also allegedly choked assistant coach Kyle Lindsted during the 2016-17 season, three eyewitnesses told Stadium.
The incidents involving Morris and Lindsted were part of numerous allegations of physical and verbal abuse by Marshall against members of Wichita State’s program, more than 30 former and current members of the basketball program told Stadium.
Marshall routinely physically and verbally abused members of the program and demeaned his players with ethnic and racial slurs, sources said.
Upon learning of Stadium’s reporting, Wichita State initiated an investigation into Marshall last month, hiring Tueth Keeney out of St. Louis, sources told Stadium. Several players, including Morris, told Stadium they had been contacted by the law firm.