McDermott created a firestorm for twice using the term “plantation” as part of an analogy urging team unity. McDermott will be with team for the Big East Tournament this week and the NCAA Tournament that begins next week. I can’t have anybody leave the plantation,” McDermott told the players, using a term evocative of slavery and the antebellum South. Rasmussen announced McDermott had been indefinitely suspended the next night, with McDermott tweeting that he merited the suspension. Loading... Loading... Loading... Loading... Loading... Loading...___More AP college basketball: https://apnews.com/hub/college-basketball and https://twitter.com/AP_Top25

Source: thestar March 08, 2021 21:45 UTC