Arbitrator rules UConn improperly fired Huskies men's basketball coach Kevin Ollie

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Kevin Ollie's lawyer said Thursday that an independent arbiter had ruled that the University of Connecticut must pay him more than $11 million.

Parenteau called the ruling from Mark Irvings a "total exoneration" for Ollie, who was fired in the spring of last year after the school reported numerous NCAA violations in his program. In a statement, the University of Connecticut said that it disagreed with the decision.

The University of Connecticut was placed on a two-year restriction for violating the terms of its parole.

Parenteau said that Irvings ruled that Ollie is due $11,157,032.

Parenteau said that Ollie would make a statement on the arbiter's decision later Thursday.

The NCAA proceedings to conclude to fire Ollie could not have been done in 16 months. The decision was called "nonsensical" and "seriously impedes the University's ability to manage its athletics program."

The American Association of University Professors is a group that Parenteau and William Madsen are members of. In order to fire an employee for "just cause", there had to be a showing of serious misconduct.

The school argued that his individual contract trumped the union protections.

After three years of NCAA restrictions on becoming a college basketball coach again, Ollie is currently coaching for Overtime Elite, a league that prepares top prospects who are not attending college for the pros.

The report was contributed to by the Associated Press.