Quote:Dayton senior Dyshawn Pierre, who was suspended by the school for the first semester after a sexual assault accusation, is suing the school.

His lawyer, Peter R. Ginsberg, released a statement to ESPN on Wednesday saying his client intends to sue the school and fight the ruling due to a "fundamentally unfair and defective internal process that deprived him of vital rights and protections and has resulted in a disruption in his education, a drastic blow to his reputation, and a potentially fatal interference with his dream to bring a national basketball championship to Dayton."

The school investigated an allegation of a sexual assault that was said to have happened April 23 and was reported in May, the Dayton Daily News reported. The Montgomery County, Ohio, prosecutor's office declined to press charges "due to insufficient evidence," the newspaper reported.

"What has been done to me has been grossly unfair. The allegations against me are false," Pierre said. "And now I find myself with my reputation tarnished, my schooling interrupted and my dream of helping the basketball team win a national championship being threatened. I want justice, and I want a return to my normal life."