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Updated: Neal met with police; no mention of death threats

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University of New Mexico Police met with Lobos men’s basketball coach Craig Neal on Sunday, at which time he never mentioned death threats against his son, the lead investigator said Tuesday.

Instead, Neal described harassment his son, basketball point guard Cullen Neal, faced on social media, said Lt. Tim Stump.

Stump said he, coach Neal, UNM Deputy Police Chief Christine Chester, athletic director Paul Krebs and deputy athletic director Janice Ruggiero met at the Pit on Sunday.

The meeting was called after Neal said in a news conference last week that his son had received “death threats.