Iowa State guard Rasir Bolton said he decided to leave Penn State last spring because of a comment by coach Pat Chambers, who said the player had a noose around his neck.
Bolton, who is Black, disclosed the reason for his departure Monday in a tweet he titled "a noose around my neck."
Bolton tweeted that Chambers made the noose comment after the coach returned from a one-game suspension for shoving Nittany Lions player Myles Dread in the chest during the previous game.
Bolton, who was a starter, scored seven points in the game Chambers missed and shot poorly from the field.