UNDER THE BANNER
What's Going On In and Around Black College Sports
BENNETT DISMISSED: Kentucky State fired men's basketball coach
Winston Bennett last Thursday for hitting a player.
Last week, senior guard Ricky Green filed a complaint with the
Franklin County attorney's office, accusing Bennett of hitting him in the
face during practice. Bennett was hired at Kentucky State in May 2000.
He went 44-43 in three seasons at the Division II school. He played
college basketball at Kentucky, then was an assistant coach there
for Rick Pitino. In a statement released Thursday, Bennett said he
and Green overreacted to a heated situation and both threw blows. He also expressed regret
and remorse for what happened. "If there was ever a time
when I wish the hands of time could be turned back, it is
right now," Bennett said.
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