The sudden retirement of Virginia women's basketball coach Joanne Boyle was triggered by an ongoing battle to finalize the adoption of her Senegalese daughter, she told The Washington Post.
Boyle needs to take Ngoty, 6, back to Senegal to complete the adoption process, which could take years based on the required paperwork.
"It hit me like a ton of bricks," Boyle told the Post. "I didn't fathom that would be a part of this journey."
If her and her daughter's case is granted preliminary approval by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, they would return to Senegal for final approval at the American consulate in a process that would take months.