One of the most decorated players in Nebraska women’s basketball history and the most accomplished of the Connie Yori era is among several former players to come to the defense of their former coach.
Kelsey Griffin, the program’s No. 3 all-time scorer whose No. 23 jersey was retired in 2014, said she was first saddened, then angered as she read about current player and staff allegations against Yori, who resigned Tuesday after 14 seasons.
“I had absolutely no idea,” Griffin said of a two-month-long investigation by the Nebraska athletic department into claims of bullying, intimidation, overtraining and general mistreatment as part of a negative, dysfunctional culture.