Post by Bornthrilla on Jan 15, 2018 8:14:50 GMT -5
There are not enough black coaches at Louisville, says Jerry Eaves
Tim Sullivan
Sept. 19, 2017
Jerry Eaves is unwilling to keep waiting. Thirty-three years since his graduation, the former University of Louisville basketball star has grown impatient with the racial composition of the school’s athletic department.
He demands more diversity and he vows to be vigilant.
“They’re not changing through normal channels,” Eaves, a starting guard on U of L’s 1980 NCAA Championship team, said Monday evening. “People are going to have to force this. People like myself are going to have to watch every hire, critique every hire. ... I’m not upset with anybody, but the numbers cannot stay the same. They need to start fixing it, pronto.”
Read more:
www.courier-journal.com/story/sports/college/louisville/2017/09/19/university-louisville-sports-lacks-black-coaches-diversity-hiring/673814001/
