By MATT SUGAM
Rutgers assistant coach Jimmy Martelli has resigned amid the videotape scandal.
Through the 40-minute video of Rutgers head coach Mike Rice hurling basketballs at players and using gay slurs, there is one point where an assistant coach gets involved.
That assistant was Martelli, and he’s shown shoving a player.
On Wednesday, Martelli resigned, SNY.tv has learned.
“I am sickened that as an assistant coach I contributed in any way to an unacceptable culture,” Jimmy Martelli said in a statement via MyCentralJersey.com. “Wednesday I resigned from Rutgers and I hope that coaches on all levels will learn something important from these events. For my actions, I am deeply sorry and I apologize to the players from the bottom of my heart.”
After showing the tape to a small group of reporters on Tuesday, Athletic Director Tim Pernetti addressed the situation.
“Jimmy was spoken to about the matter. We dealt with that,” Pernetti said. “Certainly the tape focused on Mike, but it brought some other things to light that we dealt with at the same time that we dealt with Mike.”
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