New Mexico State University faces two more lawsuits from athletes who played for the 2022-23 men’s basketball team.
Bol Kuir, a former player, said the coaching staff and the university did nothing when he reported witnessing “fighting on and off the court,” inappropriate touching of fellow teammates and players carrying guns.
Kuir also alleged he was kicked off the team and disenrolled from NMSU after visiting his family in South Sudan.
“Kuir was not given the opportunity to oppose losing his place on the team or his scholarship,” the lawsuit states. “He was not allowed to transfer elsewhere because he had been on scholarship with NMSU, and NMSU did little to help him become eligible elsewhere. He lost a year of collegiate play, and his career lost momentum.”
A second lawsuit filed anonymously says that another player was assaulted by the same three players accused in other lawsuits.
“Throughout the fall of 2022, a group of NMSU players led by Kim Aiken, Doctor Bradley, and Deshawndre Washington abused their positions of power and authority by forcibly subjecting other members of the program, including John Doe 3, to unwanted sexual assault and harassment,” the lawsuit states.
NMSU has already settled an $8 million lawsuit involving other players.
A spokesman for the university told the Bulletin, “NMSU does not comment on pending litigation.”
