Miami of Ohio women’s basketball coach steps down amid inappropriate relationship with a player: report

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Miami of Ohio women’s basketball coach DeUnna Hendrix stepped down Wednesday. Her decision to resign comes after text messages showed the coach was in an inappropriate relationship with one of her players, according to a report from The Athletic.

Shortly after the university's athletic department reportedly learned about 180 text messages during at 11-day span, Hendrix was suspended for an alleged inappropriate relationship between her and an unnamed player.

At least 30 of the messages contained wording considered "intimate."

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A view of the ball going through the hoop during a Mid-American Conference women's basketball game between the Miami (Ohio) RedHawks and the Toledo Rockets Jan. 25, 2023, at Savage Arena in Toledo, Ohio. (Scott W. Grau/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)

The university’s Title IX coordinator launched an investigation into the matter. After the university conducted a review, it was determined "that the matter did not constitute a violation of Title IX or the University’s sexual misconduct protocol," according to a statement sent to The Athletic.

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However, the review did show that the university had significant cause to move forward with the termination of Hendrix's employment due to the violation of a policy that prohibits staff members from pursing or engaging in a consensual intimate relationship with undergraduate students. 

The violation of that policy is considered a breach of an employment contract. The school's statement did stipulate that Hendrix had the right to a due process