BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — Two former Indiana University men's basketball players have filed a lawsuit that claims that the team physician sexually assaulted them, along with at least 100 others, according to court documents. The class action lawsuit alleges that coaches and assistant coaches knew of the "routine, pervasive, repeated sexual assaults, IU systemically mishandled and turned a blind eye to Hoosiers men's basketball players' complaints of Dr. Bomba, Sr's sexual misconduct, contrary to federal regulations." Former Indiana basketball coach Bob Knight, right, talks with Dr. Brad Bomba at a fund-raising dinner for the Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame in Indianapolis on Thursday, Dec. 17, 2009. Bomba was the team's physician for 25 years. (AP Photo/Tom Strickland) The plaintiffs, Haris Mujezinovic and Charlie Miller, played for Indiana University in the 1990s under the leadership of head coach Bob Knight. Miller was a 17-year-old minor at the time of the alleged assaults. The men said that they, along with other players, were subjected to medically unnecessary, invasive, and abusive digital rectal examinations by Dr. Bradford Bomba, Sr. Bob Knight, legendary former Indiana University basketball coach, dies Mujezinovic accused Dr. Bomba, Sr. of having a bottle of KY lubricant in the examination room and extracting a stool sample. The team allegedly referred to Dr. Somba Sr. as "Frankenstein" due to the size of his hands and fingers. The lawsuit states that "IU maintained a policy of deliberate indifference to Dr. Bomba Sr.'s routine sexual assaults of IU 's student-athletes." An additional unnamed player said this in a statement released on Tuesday, Oct. 15: "After seeing another player recently come forward, I felt obliged to confirm and substantiate his claims. Though not easy to talk about, I was subjected to horrifically invasive and completely unnecessary exams by team physician Brad Bomba Sr., propagated as a perverse rite of passage within the program’s toxic culture of hazing, dehumanization, and silence,” said John Doe. “All that mattered to the University was winning games and protecting reputations. I was subjected to sexual abuse and emotional torment at IU, the impacts of which I still carry with me to this day.”  John Doe Indiana University said this in a statement on Wednesday, September 11: Indiana University maintains a core set of values that guide our actions in pursuit of our mission as the state of Indiana’s flagship university. Among those values are an unwavering commitment to integrity and ethical conduct, the relentless search for truth, a respect for the dignity of others, and accountability for the human resources and relationships entrusted to IU. It is these bedrock values that compel the institution to share an allegation brought forward by a former student-athlete. The university recently received a letter from legal counsel on behalf of a former IU men’s basketball student-athlete, who competed at IU several decades ago. The letter includes specific allegations against Dr. Brad Bomba, Sr., who served as a contracted physician for IU athletic teams, including the men’s basketball program for several decades, concluding in the late 1990s. The former student-athlete alleges that he was subjected to inappropriate prostate and rectal exams during annual physicals with Dr. Bomba, Sr., something that he also alleges was a practice for all basketball student-athletes assigned to Dr. Bomba, Sr. for physical examinations. In response to learning of the allegation, the university retained Jones Day, an international law firm with experience in sensitive and similar investigations, to conduct an independent review. The review will include witness interviews, a review of available documentation and engagement with medical experts to determine: 1) the background facts related to the annual physicals of IU student athletes conducted by Dr. Bomba, Sr.; 2) if the conduct was appropriate, necessary, or within the standard of care; and 3) what medical professionals and athletic department or university officials were aware of the conduct and, if warranted, what action did they take. To be clear, this is a fully independent and comprehensive investigation that will follow the facts. Indiana University will abide by its findings and take any warranted actions. To protect the integrity of the investigation, the institution will refrain from further comment while the review is ongoing. Jones Day has established a phone number (888-392-2296) and email ([email protected]) for anyone wishing to provide information — anonymously, if desired. We ask for the IU community to have patience as we search for the truth and to have confidence that the university’s actions will be consistent with our values. Mark Bode, Executive Director of Media Relations The men's basketball team was reportedly required to have annual physicals. This is an active investigation. Information will be updated as it becomes available.