Mick Haley and USC announce “mutually agreeable” settlement

TAMPA — Mick Haley, the 2000 USA Olympic coach who won 10 national titles as a college  volleyball coach, has settled his lawsuit with USC, the school that fired him in 2017.

Haley’s attorney, Christopher L. Ludmer, released the following statement Thursday:

“The University of Southern California and former USC Women’s Volleyball Head Coach Mick Haley announce that they have amicably settled their arbitration on mutually agreeable terms. USC and Mick Haley both wish each other well and continued success. Mick Haley’s contributions to USC Athletics and to the sport of women’s volleyball are described here: https://usctrojans.com/sports/womensvolleyball/roster/coaches/mickhaley/95.”

Haley, in Tampa for the NCAA Division I Women’s Volleyball Championship and AVCA Convention, told VolleyballMag.com, “I’m really glad this is over with. It’s just one thing that allows me to move forward. I’m glad we were able to do this and now I can concentrate on all the things that I started on after I left USC. It takes a weight off and I can move forward.”

Haley, 80, won six national NJCAA titles at Kellogg Community College, two coaching…