An anonymous tipster had shared social media posts showcasing lewd, sexually aggressive behaviors from Nero in front of staff and recent graduates. The tipster claimed to have contacted the school after an incident in which Nero made a potential GW recruit “feel creepy.”
And given the shady circumstances surrounding his departure, Nero’s downfall can now be seen as the final chapter in a Machiavellian and largely clandestine squabble between the athletic director and the decorated and now-former basketball coach, Mike Lonergan.
Lonergan was another of GW’s unexpected losses. He was fired amid a tidal wave of bad press in 2016, at a time the basketball program was riding highest.