BELMONT, N.C. — Three Gaston County basketball coaches are off the job after an alleged assault during a tournament.
School district officials told Channel 9 the head coach and two assistant coaches for the South Point High School boys team were fired. Two players were also removed from the team.
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Gaston County police told us to contact Beaufort County police in South Carolina about the alleged assault. Their report shows a basketball player claimed other players jumped him inside of a hotel in December.
Gaston County schools said they started notifying police and started their own investigation as soon as they learned about this.
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