University of Florida assistant men’s basketball coach Taurean Green has been accused of sexual assault by an employee within the athletics department.
The employee, who has requested to remain anonymous, filed a Title IX complaint against Green on Tuesday pertaining to an alleged incident that occurred in March of 2024, according to ESPN.
DailyMail.com has reached out to the University of Florida and Green for comment on the accusations.
This comes as the school continues to investigate its head men’s basketball coach, Todd Golden, over accusations of sexual exploitation, sexual harassment, and stalking.
Accusations against Golden, who is in his third season coaching the Florida Gators, were made public in November and were filed in late September of last year.
Florida is one of the top basketball programs in the country this season and is currently ranked fifth in the Associated Press’ Top-25 poll.
An assistant basketball coach at the University of Florida has been accused of sexual assault
Taurean Green, who won two national titles with Florida, has been named in a complaint
This comes as a separate Title IX investigation is looking into Florida head coach Todd Golden
According to the complaint, as obtained by ESPN, Green arranged a meeting with the anonymous employee in the athletic facilities where he kissed her and attempted to put his hand down her pants.
The woman then pulled his hand away and said no. Green allegedly tried again, at which point the employee got away. The employee told ESPN in an interview that she had never been alone with Green and only exchanged casual greetings with him on campus.
The employee says she did not report the incident at the time because of Green’s status.
Green was a starter on the Gators’ basketball team when they won back-to-back national championships in 2006 and 2007.
He was then selected with the 52nd overall pick in the 2007 NBA Draft by the Portland Trail Blazers. He played for Portland and the Denver Nuggets before embarking on a long career overseas that ended in 2021.
The employee ultimately decided to come forward after Title IX investigators working on the case against Golden asked to interview her last fall about the head coach’s interactions with female athletes.
She told ESPN that she first reported her allegations in mid-December to the school’s deputy athletics director Amy Meyers Hass. Hass did not comment to ESPN when asked what action was taken after the employee reported those allegations to her, citing confidentiality.
Golden has been under investigation since a complaint was filed against him on September 27 – accusing him of sexual exploitation, sexual harassment, and stalking, according to ESPN.
After winning consecutive titles, Green played in the NBA and overseas until 2021
Golden has been accused of stalking, sexual exploitation, and sexual harassment
Florida is one of the best basketball teams in the country – ranked fifth in the AP Top-25 poll
According to the complaint against Golden, he has been accused of sending images and videos of his genitals, making unwanted sexual advances on Instagram, and requesting sexual favors.
Golden also allegedly took photos of women walking or driving – or took photos of their cars in different locations – and then sent those images to the subjects. He has also been accused of showing up to locations where he knew those women would be.
In a post to X, formerly Twitter, on November 9, Golden said he had been participating in the inquiry and was consulting with an attorney on potential defamation claims. No defamation suit has been filed.
According to ESPN (via an attorney), one of the complainants is a student at a college which has a partnership program with Florida. Another complainant isn’t a student at the school and says she knows Golden socially.
Both women provided statements to investigators, according to their attorney.
According to Golden’s contract (via ESPN), the coach is prohibited from ‘romantic, amorous and/or sexual relationships between any coach or other employee of the Association and any student athlete or other person subject to the supervision, control and/or authority of such coach or other employee.’
The school can also take disciplinary action if the coach acts in a manner, ‘that has an “adverse effect” or causes an “adverse reflection” on the reputation, mission and/or interests” of the university or its athletic department.
