A single count of misdemeanor battery resulting in bodily injury was filed Tuesday against Woods in Vanderburgh County, Ind., court.
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Following a Nov. 19 game at the University of Evansville, the players, Malik Maitland and Soufiyane Diakite, told a Morehead State police officer that Woods physically abused them in separate incidents, WKTY reported, citing court documents. Maitland, a freshman, said Woods backhanded him in the chest during halftime; Diakite, a junior, accused the coach of shoving him during a timeout and after the game in the locker room.
The officer then notified police in Evansville.
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Woods, 46, was suspended by Morehead State with pay last month while the school investigated “complaints received" about the coach.
He also received a one-game ban in 2012 following an incident in a game against Kentucky at Rupp Arena involving then-Morehead State guard Devon Atkinson.
Woods is due in court Feb. 9.
Morehead State did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
