Appeals Court Reinstates Coach’s Lawsuit Against University of Minnesota

The Minnesota Court of Appeals has reinstated part of the claim of an assistant basketball coach, who claimed that when University of Minnesota Head Basketball Coach Tubby Smith offered him a job two years ago that he was representing the university.   The distinction is critical since UM Athletic Director Joel Maturi overruled Smith’s decision after learning that plaintiff Jimmy Williams had been a coach in two programs where NCAA violations occurred. By then, Williams had already resign