Jim Hayford -- Seattle University's men's basketball coach -- has resigned from his position ... after he allegedly used the n-word on multiple occasions.
Hayford was initially placed on administrative leave last week ... after Stadium Basketball Insider Jeff Goodman reported that the coach had used the racial slur during a scrimmage.
According to the report, Hayford -- who is white -- said the n-word last Thursday after a player had used it.
Goodman reports this was not the first time Hayford had been accused of using the term around his team.