University of Florida men's basketball assistant coach Taurean Green has been accused of sexual assault by an athletics department employee.
The employee, who requested anonymity, filed a Title IX complaint against Green on Tuesday in connection with an alleged incident that occurred in March 2024. according to ESPN.
DailyMail.com has contacted the University of Florida and Green for comment on the allegations.
This comes as the school continues to investigate its head men's basketball coach, Todd Golden, over allegations of sexual exploitation, sexual harassment and bullying.
The allegations against Golden, who is in his third season coaching the Florida Gators, became public in November and were filed in late September of last year.
Florida is one of the best basketball programs in the country this season and is currently ranked fifth in the Associated Press Top-25 poll.
A University of Florida assistant basketball coach 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 investigating Florida head coach Todd Golden.
According to the complaint, obtained by ESPN, Green arranged a meeting with the unnamed employee at the sports facility where he kissed her and tried to put his hand down her pants.
Then the woman pushed his hand away and said no. Green allegedly tried again, at which point the employee ran 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 condition.
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 finally 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 assistant athletic director, Amy Meyers Hass. Hass did not comment to ESPN when asked what actions were taken after the employee reported those allegations to him, 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 back-to-back titles, Green played in the NBA and abroad until 2021.
Golden has been accused of stalking, sexual exploitation and sexual harassment.
Florida is one of the best basketball teams in the country, ranking 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 photographs of women walking or driving, or took photographs of their cars in different locations, and then sent those images to the subjects. He has also been accused of showing up at places where he knew those women would be.
In a post on X, formerly Twitter, on Nov. 9, Golden said had been participating in the investigation and was consulting with a lawyer about possible defamation claims. No defamation suit has been filed.
According to ESPN (through an attorney), one of the complainants is a student at a university that has a partnership program with Florida. Another complainant is not a student at the school and says she knows Golden socially.
Both women gave statements to investigators, according to their attorney.
Under Golden's contract (via ESPN), the coach is prohibited from having 'romantic, romantic 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 or authority of such coach or other employee.'
The school may 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.