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Binghamton Buys Out Broadus for $1.2 Million; NCAA to Study Summer Recruiting

By Adam Zagoria on October 29, 2010, 8:01AM

(AP) — Binghamton University has bought out the contract of former men’s basketball coach Kevin Broadus, who guided the team to its first NCAA tournament and then watched the program quickly crumble.

In exchange for his resignation, which takes effect Monday, and withdrawal of all claims and potential future lawsuits, Broadus will receive a $1.2 million settlement. According to interim president C. Peter Magrath, Binghamton University will pay $819,115 and the State University of New York will pay $380,884.

Magrath said the settlement was about $400,000 larger than the amount due on Broadus’s contract to include legal fees. (more…)

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Bingo’s Broadus Placed on Indefinite Leave

By Adam Zagoria on October 15, 2009, 7:27AM

Binghamton put men’s basketball coach Kevin Broadus on an indefinite paid leave of absence Wednesday after he was found to have violated NCAA rules last week.
 
FoxSports.com reported that Broadus had spoken with two student-athletes at Fitchburg (Mass.) Notre Dame Prep on October 6, one day after the NCAA contact period had ended.
 
This incident was the latest black eye for a Binghamton program in the midst of a national scandal after one player, Emanuel “Tiki” Mayben, was caught distributing crack cocaine and five other players, including former Rutgers guard Corey Chandler, were dismissed from the program.
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Wake Forest coach Dino Gaudio received an extension through 2013-14…Robert Morris got a commitment from 6-4 athletic wing Malcolm Lemmons of D.C. Gonzaga Prep…Rutgers cancelled its “Tip-Off to Kick Off” event on Friday prior to the Pitt football game. The event was cancelled due to inclement weather…Seton Hall head coach Bobby Gonzalez took his whole team out Tuesday night for Italian dinner and a showing of LeBron’s movie “More Than a Game.” The Pirates will host Devon Collier, Kyrie Irving and 2010 commit Fuquan Edwin on Oct. 30, and are hoping to get a visit from Raleigh (N.C.) Word of God forward C.J. Leslie at some point also. Leslie heads to Kentucky this weekend for “Big Blue Madness” along with Irving, Tobias Harris, Achraf Yacoubou and Michael Gilchrist…Paterson Catholic sophomore Kyle Anderson headlines the sophomores invited to the Eddie Griffin Challenge Oct. 25 in Philly…South Kent (Conn.) guard Russ Smith has offers from Houston, Baylor, St. Bonaventure and La Salle and begins an official visit to La Salle today (Thursday).
 
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Broadus Needs His Head Examined

By Adam Zagoria on October 09, 2009, 8:40PM

Kevin Broadus needs his head examined.

Immediately.

With his program in the midst of a national scandal after one player, Emanuel “Tiki” Mayben, was caught distributing crack cocaine and five other players were dismissed from the program, the Binghamton coach  has gone and gotten himself in trouble.

Again.

Jeff Goodman of Foxsports.com appears to have caught Broadus red-handed speaking with two recruits from Notre Dame Prep in Fitchburg, Mass., a day after the contact period ended.

Notre Dame players Michael Glenn and Antoine Myers told Goodman that Broadus spoke to both of them at the school on Tuesday, the first day of the evaluation period. (more…)

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Bingo AD Resigns Amid Scandal

By Adam Zagoria on October 01, 2009, 9:28AM

In the wake of a scandal that rocked the men’s basketball team and drew national attention, Binghamton athletic director Dr. Joel Thirer resigned Wednesday and will be replaced on an interim basis by associate athletic director James Norris.
 
Lois B. DeFleur, president of the University, announced the news on the school’s Web site and also outlined several other steps aimed at addressing the current crisis.
Six basketball players have been kicked off the team in the past week, including point guard Emanuel “Tiki” Mayben, who was arraigned last Thursday on cocaine distribution charges, and former Rutgers guard Corey Chandler, who was dismissed from the Big East program last month. The Bearcats only have seven scholarship players for the upcoming season.

 

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Kyrie Irving, Michael Gilchrist Updates; Daniels to Wagner; Roscoe Smith Sets Officials

By Adam Zagoria on September 29, 2009, 8:28AM

I checked in this morning with Elizabeth (N.J.) St. Patrick coach Kevin Boyle and he provided the latest news on his star players, Kyrie Irving and Michael Gilchrist.

The 6-foot-2 Irving loved his visit to Duke this past weekend but still plans to take his next scheduled official visit to Texas A&M Oct. 9. After that, Irving is slated to visit Kentucky, Georgia Tech and Seton Hall.

“He’s going to Texas A&M Oct. 9 for sure. After that we’ll take it one-by-one,” Boyle said.

Multiple reports surfaced that Irving is close to committing to Duke and although that may well happen, he apparently hasn’t done so yet.White (more…)

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Chandler, Four Others Booted From Bingo

By Adam Zagoria on September 25, 2009, 7:10PM

Corey Chandler might have set a record for getting kicked out of schools.

Just a few weeks after he was dismissed from Rutgers, Chandler and four other Binghamton players were booted out of that school.

D.J. Rivera, Malik Alvin, Paul Crosby and David Fine were the other players released.  The school’s Website shows the players already removed from the roster.

The Bearcats won the America East last year and made the NCAA Tournament.

“It’s important that everyone who is playing for Binghamton University and for me to be on the same page as to what kind of commitment we expect of our student-athletes, both on and off the court,” Binghamton coach Kevin Broadus said in a statement.

“There’s only one captain steering this ship, and that’s me. If any of the young men in our program don’t respect the decisions that have been made or the rules we have in place, then they need to move on with their lives,” Broadus said. (more…)