New Mexico State and former men's basketball coach Greg Heiar reached a settlement Friday over a wrongful termination lawsuit, his attorneys told ESPN.

Fired in 2023, Heiar had accused the school of making him a "sacrificial lamb" for a litany of issues, including a hazing investigation, a self-defense shooting involving a player and academic problems.

In November 2022, former Aggies player Mike Peake was lured to the University of New Mexico's campus, where he shot and killed an alleged assailant after a group of men attacked him in retaliation for an earlier fight. Peake was not charged in the incident.

But it was the beginning of a tumultuous year for the program and Heiar, who had been accused of leaving town with his team after the shooting as local authorities sought to speak wit

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