Former St. John’s men’s basketball coach Mike Anderson is seeking more than $45 million from the school, claiming that it wrongly fired him for cause to avoid paying his contract buyout and used that saved money to hire his replacement, Rick Pitino, according to ESPN’s Myron Medcalf.
Anderson’s lawyer, Michael J. Keane, filed a notice of intention to arbitrate in April, saying that Anderson sought the remaining $11.4 million that was still on his contract and an additional $34.2 million in punitive damages.
Anderson was fired March 10 shortly after completing his fourth season with the program. The Red Storm went 18–15 last season, with a 7–13 mark in the Big East.