Lawsuit says guns were often present among NMSU basketball team - ESPN

Two former New Mexico State basketball players and a student manager filed a lawsuit Monday saying their teammates frequently brought guns into the locker room where they sexually assaulted players as a way of ensuring everyone on the team remained «humble.»

Kyle Feit, along with a teammate and student manager who did not want their names used, filed the lawsuit in district court in Las Cruces, New Mexico, against the school; its athletic director, Mario Moccia; and former coaches and players. All but Moccia were fired or left last season; Moccia received a contract extension and a raise.

The lawsuit was filed the same day as the Aggies' 2023-24 season opener at Kentucky.

Feit revealed his name, the lawsuit says, because «his interest in speaking out and holding all of the defendants accountable outweighs his desire to protect his personal privacy interests.»

Some of the allegations — that players would sexually assault teammates after forcing them to pull their pants down — were similar to those made in a lawsuit the school settled earlier this year with former players Shak Odunewu and Deuce Benjamin, along with Benjamin's father, for an amount totaling $8 million.

The new lawsuit claims that in addition to team members being assaulted in much the same way as Benjamin and Odunewu, guns were a regular presence in the locker room and elsewhere on campus and on team trips. The lawsuit describes Feit as having guns pointed at him from inside car windows three times as he was walking across campus.

Guns are not allowed on New Mexico State's campus, nor on trips involving school activities. The school's enforcement of that rule came under increased scrutiny when former player Mike Peake shot and killed a University of New