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Binghamton Hoops’ Dirty Laundry Gets Aired Out

Feb 12, 2010, 3:00 PM UTC

Late Thursday the New York Times tackled the report to the SUNY board of trustees regarding Binghamton Hoops. The PDF document is 102 pages, but you only need to read a few paragraphs from Pete Thamel to figure out the program was an absolute mess. Just some of the highlights:â†µâ†µâ‡¥An assistant coach and a player discussed cash payments and having the assistant write part of a paper for him.â†µâ‡¥â†µâ‡¥And at a meeting with admissions officials, the report said, an athletic official asked, “Why do you care if we take six players who don’t attend classes?”â†µâ‡¥
â†µâ‡¥â†µâ‡¥[...] Binghamton admitted one player with an arrest record and others from academically suspect high schools. Some transfer students brought coursework that had “limited, if any, academic content,” the report said.â†µâ‡¥
â†µâ‡¥â†µâ‡¥[...] Two players’ failing grades were turned into passing grades after late work was handed in, the report said. Another failing grade was turned into an incomplete after [coach Kevin] Broadus lobbied the professor.â†µâ‡¥
â†µâ‡¥â†µâ‡¥In multiple instances, basketball players dropped other classes for independent study courses to remain eligible, the report said. The independent study grade was usually a B or a B-plus, on a team whose average grade was a C.â†µâ‡¥

â†µâ†µThis is all on top of the fact that Emanuel Mayben, the team’s star, was arrested on charges of possession and sale of crack cocaine and six other players were dismissed prior to this season. Adding insult to all of this: the investigation cost $913,381. Couldn’t they have just stopped a few days in, having seen how the corruption reached just about every corner of the athletic department, and saved the time and money?â†µ

â†µAnother comment that you can't help but laugh at, courtesy of the Times' Pete Thamel:â†µ

â†µâ†µâ‡¥SUNY Chancellor Nancy Zimpher said its too early to comment on the future of Binghamton Coach Kevin Broadus, who is on paid leave.â†µâ†µâ†µThat’s the same Nancy Zimpher who was hell bent on running Bob Huggins out of town from Day One at Cincinnati after managing to do probably one-tenth of what has happened at Binghamton under Broadus’ watch. Pardon me, but my sides hurt from all the laughter.â†µ

â†µâ†µIf you want to read the full report to the SUNY board of trustees, check it out here (PDF) and read the full New York Times breakdown here.â†µ

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