Eastern Mennonite women's head coach Mike Dunavant, resigned April 16 after he was accused of improper conduct by one of his players, according to the Harrisonburg Daily News-Record. Dunavant finished 31-21 in two seasons.

In a written statement, the university said Dunavant submitted his resignation as the Royals' coach following "an investigation of allegations of misconduct."

"EMU has a process in place to address personnel issues and that process was used and these are the results," athletic director Larry Martin said. "I have no further comment about it. We will be searching for a new coach as soon as possible."

According to the newspaper, the allegations stem from a trip Dunavant and a player took to Hershey, Pa., last fall. According to the player who lodged the complaint, Dunavant made a pass at her after both of them had too much to drink.

She then filed a "sexual harassment" complaint with the university, but not until after the season ended about four months later.

"I was so confused," the player, a veteran who spoke on condition that her name not be used, said Wednesday. "We got drunk and he started hitting on me. The next day, he kind of laughed it off."

Dunavant, who was dogged by allegations of sexual harrassment at Rice in the early '90s, has also coached at Virginia Wesleyan and Virginia Commonwealth. He came to Eastern Mennonite from Central Virginia High School in Richmond.

"My going to Harrisonburg is not about the basketball," Dunavant said when hired. "This is listening to God's word. I am doing what he has led me to do. ... If what happens to me during my stay in Harrisonburg can truly make a difference in others' lives then that alone will make it all worthwhile."

It leaves Eastern Mennonite without a head basketball coach in either gender. Tom Baker, the men's basketball coach, resigned in March.