The University of Connecticut may think it is done with Kevin Ollie—who coached the Huskies to a national championship in 2014 but whose teams failed to qualify for March Madness the last two seasons—but Ollie is by no means done with the University of Connecticut.
On March 10, UConn announced that it had “initiated disciplinary procedures to terminate the employment of [Ollie] for just cause.” The “just cause” classification is notable because schools seldom use it to fire coaches and because it indicates a finding of unethical conduct. If upheld, a “just cause” firing would also relieve UConn of an obligation to pay Ollie the approximately $10 million remaining on an employment contract that is set to expire in 2021.