Former UConn head men's basketball coach Kevin Ollie and his lawyers said in a letter to the university that his constitutional rights were violated when he was fired for cause.
The letter said that Ollie was never given the opportunity to refute the cause for his termination which was guaranteed in his contract. Ollie also said he was prevented from receiving the $10 million termination payout he would have received if he were fired without cause.
Myron Medcalf of ESPN.com shared an excerpt from the letter:
"From our review of the facts and circumstances relating to Coach Ollie's employment status, it is apparent that the University of Connecticut has already violated [Coach Ollie's] rights under the Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution by subverting Coach Ollie's opportunity to respond to charges and evidence in a meaningful way in advance of the decision to terminate his employment.