Holy Family University basketball coach John O'Connor suspended for allegedly assaulting student athelete
The Philadelphia Daily News
February 21, 2011
John O'Connor, the first-year head men's basketball coach at Holy Family, has been suspended pending an investigation into allegations that he assaulted a player.
Tom Durso, a university spokesman, confirmed yesterday that the suspension was effective Thursday. He would not comment on the reason for the suspension, or for how long it would last.
According to a police report, which did not name O'Connor, a 19-year-old man claimed that on Jan. 25, "while at basketball practice, his coach grabbed the ball, elbowed him and backhanded him, causing him to fall to the ground," said Officer Tanya Little, a police spokeswoman.