The family of Alabama high school women's basketball player Maori Davenport sued the Alabama High School Athletic Association and its director Steve Savarese after having her eligibility taken away after depositing a check from USA Basketball.
The suit was filed in Pike County Circuit Court in Alabama on Thursday.
Davenport, a senior at Charles Henderson High School in Troy, Alabama participated with USA Basketball in the FIBA Under-18 Women’s Americas Championship last summer and helped the United States earn a gold medal.
As a result, USA Basketball sent her stipend check for the amount of $857.