St. Mary’s quietly put ladies’s basketball coach Paul Thomas on depart in late December as a part of an ongoing investigation.
When The Chronicle requested about Thomas’ absence, the varsity confirmed the personnel change by e mail Thursday morning.
In an announcement, St. Mary’s wrote: Affiliate head coach Alison Fasnacht will function appearing head coach. ”
St. Mary’s didn’t publicly acknowledge the transfer till a quick information launch posted on the varsity’s web site on December 27. It mentioned that Thomas was on “paid administrative depart, efficient instantly.” The rationale for the delay in asserting the suspension is unknown.
Thomas earned his three hundredth profession win on December 17, when Gales defeated the Pacific in time beyond regulation. When the St. Marys performed his USC on December 21, he was suspended earlier than the subsequent sport, lacking three straight video games and dropping all of them.
Fasnacht has been Thomas’s affiliate head coach for the previous 4 seasons and has been the varsity’s coach for 12 years.
Gales is 7-7 after a six-game highway journey. They host his LMU on Thursday evening.
Marisa Injemi is a employees author for the San Francisco Chronicle. Electronic mail: marisa.ingemi@sfchronicle.com