Butte, Mont. ? Montana Tech has no plans to change the name of its new basketball court, despite recent allegations against its namesake, former Indiana men’s basketball coach Kelvin Sampson, athletic director Joe McClafferty said.
A recent NCAA investigation found Sampson committed five major rules violations, leading to his resignation Friday.
Sampson, who started his college coaching career at Tech, donated $50,000 toward the cost of renovating the school’s physical-education building.
His signature was embossed on the gym floor.
McClafferty said Sunday he couldn’t speculate on the allegations against Sampson, but noted that Montana Tech still supports him.
McClafferty said Sampson is a “great person” who did a “tremendous amount” for Tech.
