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USC Trojans women’s basketball head coach Lindsay Gottlieb blamed guns for the shooting at Brown University in Rhode Island over the weekend.
The gunman, who was not immediately identified, killed two and wounded nine others in his attack in Providence. A person of interest was detained but later released.
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USC Trojans head coach Lindsay Gottlieb during the fourth quarter of an NCAA Tournament game against the UNC Greensboro Spartans at the Galen Center on March 22, 2025. (Robert Hanashiro/Image Images)
Gottlieb, who went to Brown, began his postgame press conference by talking about the shooting at the Ivy League school. The Trojans lost to the UConn Huskies, 79-51.
“It doesn’t have to be that way,” he said. “I send thoughts and prayers to my teammates who have children there. To the parents who have to worry about their children, I’m going to end that, but just to say that we are the only country that lives this way.
“The college football cycle has been in the news a million times and we’re going to report on this? It’s guns. We’re the only country that lives this way. Parents shouldn’t worry about their kids. I have a teammate who has a daughter who’s in the basement of a library because they don’t know what’s going on there. And she’s flying down there tomorrow. I just wanted to start with that because I’d be remiss if I didn’t mention it.”
A bouquet of flowers rests in the snow, Sunday, Dec. 14, 2025, on the campus of Brown University, not far from where the shooting took place, in Providence, Rhode Island. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)
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Authorities announced later Sunday night that the person of interest was released and the investigation was ongoing.
“Tonight we announced that the person of interest will be released,” Providence police said. “The investigation has been ongoing and remains fully active among all agencies. Since the first 911 call, we have not received any specific threats to our community.”
USC Trojans head coach Lindsay Gottlieb speaks with a referee during the second half of the final game of the 2025 TIAA Women’s Basketball Tournament against the UCLA Bruins on Sunday, March 9, 2025, at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis. (Christine Tannous/IndyStar / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images)
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Gottlieb has coached at USC since the 2021-22 season. He is 100-39 in that span. He previously coached at UC Santa Barbara and Cal.
