North Carolina's Hall of Fame women's basketball coach Sylvia Hatchell is under investigation over allegations that she made racially offensive remarks -- including telling her players they would get "hanged from trees with nooses" if they didn't improve -- and tried to force players to compete through serious injuries, according to a report on Thursday in The Washington Post.
The report cites interviews with seven people with knowledge of the investigation, including six parents of current players.
North Carolina has placed Hatchell and her three assistants on paid administrative leave and is reviewing the program, saying in a statement on Monday that the review is "due to issues raised by student-athletes and others.