UC Berkeley assistant basketball coach resigns after sex harassment claims

By Curtis Skinner

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - An assistant men's basketball coach at the University of California at Berkeley resigned on Thursday, weeks after the school moved to dismiss him over accusations of sexual harassment against a news reporter, a school official said.

The move came as the university reeled from harassment claims that have surfaced in recent weeks against the dean of the law school and several others.

Assistant coach Yann Hufnagel initially opted to have an independent review of the school's discipline against him, which was scheduled to be completed by Friday. But university spokesman Dan Mogulof said Hufnagel resigned on Thursday.

"The toxic environment at UC Berkeley…