Overview
- The split was described by both sides as mutual, with players notified on a noon ET Zoom call before the announcement.
- Heath finished 57-99 without a winning season over five years as his contract reached its end.
- This season ended at 10-21 overall and 4-14 in the MAC, with 12 losses in the final 13 games and no conference tournament berth.
- The late-season downturn followed senior Carlos Hart’s federal sports-betting indictment; he left the team, surrendered in Pennsylvania, and pleaded not guilty.
- A prior NCAA inquiry into three players preceded federal charges for two of them as transfer-portal volatility complicated roster vetting, according to the athletic director.