Lobos basketball player sues UNM, Pitino in alleged hazing [Video]

Coaching staff of the University of New Mexico men’s basketball team “disregarded incidents of hazing and violent behavior,” according to a civil rights lawsuit filed in New Mexico’s Second Judicial District Court.Redshirt freshman Shane Douma-Sanchez filed the suit against UNM and head men’s basketball coach Richard Pitino.In the lawsuit, Douma-Sanchez claims he was attacked on a team plane while traveling to Palm Springs, CA for the Acrisure Series basketball tournament in November. Douma-Sanchez says he was already recovering from shoulder surgery for a basketball injury when the attack happened.According to the suit, the plane had just landed, and the coaches had gotten off the plane. An assailant, described only as a starting member of the team and scholarship recipient, punched Douma-Sanchez as he sat in his seat, fracturing his nose, along with “targeting” another injured teammate identified as “John Doe.” The lawsuit alleges the attacker was upset by the seating …