The University of Evansville has placed men's basketball coach Walter McCarty on administrative leave pending an investigation into violations of the school's Title IX policy, the university announced in a statement Friday.
The university said it received reports about McCarty's off-court behavior, including a recent incident that appeared to violate its Title IX policy.
"The University has received reports of unwelcome conduct by Coach McCarty since his arrival in March 2018," UE President Chris Pietruszkiewicz wrote in an internal letter to staff, per The Evansville Courier and Press. "We have counseled him about his behavior.