Six former players sue major college basketball program over coach’s alleged ‘harassment’

Former basketball players are suing the head coach at the University of Pittsburgh over alleged mistreatment, including creating a hostile environment, psychologically abusing players and retaliating against them if they complained - (Getty Images)

Six former women’s basketball players at the University of Pittsburgh are suing the school and its head coach over alleged mistreatment.

The players claim women’s basketball head coach Tory Verdi created a hostile environment, psychologically abused players, and then retaliated against them when they complained, according to a lawsuit filed Friday in Pittsburgh.