Former St. John’s men’s basketball coach Mike Anderson is expected to file a lawsuit against the school after St. John’s fired him “for cause,” ESPN’s Myron Medcalf reported Monday. The Red Storm would owe Anderson $11 million had they not designated Anderson a for-cause firing.
According to ESPN, St. John’s claimed Anderson was fired for failing to encourage athletes to meet academic standards, not properly supervising his assistants and not doing his job in a way “that reflected positively on St. John’s University.”
In response, Anderson told ESPN he does not agree with the school’s withholding the money and firing him in that manner.
