Utah Women's Coach Says Team Switched NCAA Tournament Hotels Due to 'Racial Hate Crimes'

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Utah women's basketball coach Lynne Roberts said this week that her team experienced "racial hate crimes" while staying in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, and was forced to change hotels.

According to Roberts, who spoke to reporters after losing in the second round to Gonzaga on Monday night, several incidents happened last Thursday night after the team arrived in the area for the tournament. Those incidents were disturbing enough that there were concerns for the team's safety, she said. 

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