Plaintiff Taylor Tuck, left
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Plaintiff Amarah Coleman, left
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The University of Illinois has settled a 2015 federal lawsuit filed by members of the women’s basketball team who alleged they were subjected to racially segregated practices and racial stereotypes by some of the coaching staff.
In an announcement Tuesday, the university said it had settled with the seven plaintiffs for $375,000, and that “an outside investigation found no evidence to support those claims.”
In the lawsuit, plaintiffs Amarah Coleman, Alexis Smith, Taylor Tuck, Nia Oden, Sarah Livingston, Taylor Gleason, and Jacqui Grant alleged that coaches Matt Bollant and Mike Divilbiss had created a racially discriminatory environment for players during the basketball seasons ending in 2014 and 2015.