<p>A former Indiana women's basketball coach whom the school paid to settle a discrimination lawsuit four years ago was found dead at his Florida home, a medical examiner said.</p><p>Izard, 57, coached IU from 1989 to 2000, compiling a 188-159 record.</p><p>He died of a gunshot wound Tuesday at his home in Rosemary Beach, Fla., said Donna Shank, spokeswoman for the Walton County, Fla., Sheriff's office. The Pensacola Medical Examiners Office ruled the death a suicide.</p><p>Izard's wife, Sarah Izard, formerly Warner, who played for him at IU from 1995 to 1998, called authorities.</p><p>His lawsuit had alleged IU violated federal law when it fired him as coach after 12 years and hired Kathi Bennett _ then 37 _ in March 2000. The federal complaint alleged that former athletics director Clarence Doninger told Izard that the university wanted to hire a female coach.</p><p>Izard also claimed that IU violated equal-pay law by giving Bennett a five-year contract that paid her $110,000 her first year.</p><p>Izard had worked on a year-to-year basis, earning $76,775 his final year. That total matched the settlement amount, with $26,065 for emotional distress, $20,000 for regular wages and $30,710 going to Izard's attorneys.</p><p>IU denied Izard's claims. The settlement that Izard signed in February 2002 said he acknowledged that IU was not admitting any fault.</p><p>After his firing, Izard vowed never to coach again. But he coached women's basketball for two years at Berry College in Rome, Ga. He was not coaching at the time of his death.</p><p>Izard led Indiana to the NCAA Tournament in 1994 and 1995, was the NIT runner-up in 1992 and helped the team the NIT Final Four in 1998.</p><p>Izard was fired after the Hoosiers went 10-18 and were bounced from the first round of the Big Ten tournament. His IU teams were only 84-123 in Big Ten play.</p><p>Services for Izard will be held Saturday in Fulton, Miss. Senters Funeral Home of Fulton is in charge of arrangements.</p>
