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The Utah women's basketball team said they were subjected to repeated racist harassment while staying in Idaho for an NCAA women's basketball tournament in Washington, an incident the team's coach said has tainted the players' experience. The University of Utah team traveled to Spokane, Washington, for the competition last week.
' The team then coordinated with the host school, Gonzaga University, and the NCAA to move to a different place to stay in Spokane, the University of Utah said in a statement. And although the UC Irvine team was not involved in the incident, it also requested to move “for the well-being and safety of our student-athletes and the entire travel party,” spokesperson Mike Uhlenkamp told The Associated Press. In a statement provided to news organizations, the NCAA said it condemned racism.
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