Oregon head men’s basketball coach Dana Altman reportedly knew about about an investigation into multiple Ducks basketball players a day or two before the NCAA tournament but let the players play because University of Oregon officials said it was OK, according to multiple anonymous Oregonian sources.

The Oregon coaching staff has been placed under a gag order due to the controversy over the past week regarding the investigation into the three players. Brandon Austin, Damyean Dotson and Dominic Artis were allegedly involved in the rape of a woman on March 9.

None of the three players are expected to return next season, according to The Oregonian’s story.

The Ducks’ first game of the NCAA tournament occurred on March 20 against BYU. Sources told The Oregonian that Altman didn’t know about the investigation of his players until after Oregon’s last Pac-12 tournament game against UCLA, which occurred on March 13.

The Oregonian reported on Tuesday that the university knew of the allegations against the three players on the day of the alleged incident.

On Monday, the UO athletic department announced that Austin, Dotson and Artis were not participating in team activities. The athletic department didn’t have an update on the players’ status on Thursday.

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