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UK responds to Hauser's charges
Associated Press
UK Athletics Director C.M. Newton testified that he was surprised when JoAnn Hauser resisted the idea of switching from trainer of the men's basketball team to the women's team.
Newton also contended that Hauser was asked to move to beef up the women's basketball program.
The excerpts are from Newton's deposition that was filed Friday as part of Hauser's sexual discrimination suit against UK, Newton, men's coach Rick Pitino and the UK Athletic Association.
Hauser left UK last year after being asked to move to the women's team.
Hauser claims she was asked to switch teams to make room for Pitino's friend, Edward "Fast Eddie" Jamiel, who she says is less qualified.
Newton said there had been at least 30 reassignments before his discussion with Hauser about the move.
"... In all the reassignments that we'd done in the six years I had been there ... I had not had anyone refuse a reassignment," Newton says in the deposition.
Newton said that he expected Hauser to remain until the situation could be resolved and denied that he threatened to fire her if she did not agree to move to the women's program.
The UK Athletics Director acknowledged that he told Hauser that her performance as men's trainer had been satisfactory. He also admitted telling Hauser that he wanted Pitino to have the chance to choose his own trainer.
Newton could not recall making statements to Hauser about Jamiel's salary or saying that her replacement wouldn't make more money than she did.
Previous court documents filed on behalf of Hauser have alleged that Jamiel's base salary was at least $10,000 higher than Hauser's.
Hauser's salary as men's basketball trainer was about $28,000.
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