FOX 40 WICZ TV – Kevin Broadus responds to criticism [4/15/2010]

http://www.wicz.com/news2005/viewarticle.asp?a=13692

“Howard Needs To Stay Home For Their Next Basketball Coach | WOLDCNews – WOL DC’s Home for the Truth” 4-13-10

Read Article that discusses how and why Howard University would be smart to Hire Coach Broadus.

http://woldcnews.com/sports/markgray/howard-needs-to-stay-home-for-their-next-basketball-coach/#more-117371

“Guest Viewpoint” – Fr. Corey Van Kuren

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Viewpoint – Fr Corey Van Kuren (PDF)

“You Want a Lawschool? Develop a Sense of Justice!” – Fr. Corey S. Van Kuren

I am the Catholic Chaplain at Newman House, the Catholic Church at Binghamton University,  and as such, not affiliated with the University but employed by the Diocese of Syracuse.  However, I am a staunch supporter of the University and its Athletic Program.

I was already amazed how the University got conned by Judge Judith Kaye who was hired for approx. a million dollars to investigate our Athletic Program, in particular the 2009 Basketball team.  It seemed to me that it lacked clarity, due process and naiveté (e.g. because a conversation appears on a cell phone does not mean that in fact an illegal action occurred,  accusers never have to face the accused or prove any statement made, self reported minor infractions are not generally dealt with through suspensions).

Now the school, fearing distractions(?), has self imposed withdrawal from our America East Championship Tournament.  More amazement and confusion!  Let’s see….because some administrators and coaches MAY have been involved in wrongdoing, because some student-athletes MAY, of their own accord acted improperly and MAYBE illegally, and because we have do SOMETHING to move forward (?) from THE REPORT, we will, fearing  “distractions,” punish the coaches and players left behind, who conducted themselves with talent, heart, professionalism and represented the University with grace and hard work on and off the court.  And we will rob the faithful fans who continued to fill the seats and support the program and the athletes, and who disregarded the media babble and constant rantings of outside sources (NY Times, ESPN, etc) because they saw that this team deserved support regardless of last year’s team.  Thanks for the support of the community?  Nah!

In all of this, it seems one important thing is lacking……Justice!  No justice is evident in the concocted Report, no justice is evident in any of the University’s responses so far, and there certainly is no justice shown student athletes of this year’s basketball team.

Put the drive for a Law School at Binghamton University on the back burner.  Such a reality would suppose that Justice is a coveted virtue at the University.  It seems to me that the University has a ways to go before that is a reality.

To the players and coaches presently, near and far, hang in there!  Your still defending Champions to many of us in the community and the winner of this year’s tournament have their championship marred by not having to face you.  I hope all of you will be with us to defend next year.  In the meantime, maybe the University will be seeking the definition and practice of Justice in their behavior.

“Look at the Whole Coaching Picture” – Wall Street Journal – April 8th 2010

Read My Letter to the Editor of the Wall Street Journal , April 8, 2010
I thank the Editors of the WSJ for Agreeing to Publish this response.

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702304017404575166114088830310.html

Also Read the full version of my response Letter to the Editor of the WSJ that due to space considerations had to be synopsized:

Broadus WSJ Letter in response to Skip Rosen Opinion Piece 4.1.10

“Transfer? Binghamton forward stops by USF”

Greer Wright Player recruited by Broadus for BU has many offers from schools including a few in the Big East, indicates he may elect to transfer if Broadus not the coach.

Read blog here:
http://blogs.tampabay.com/usf/2010/04/transfer-binghamton-forward-stops-by-usf.html

“Interview With Coach John Thompson III by Candy Crowley”, CNN, April 4, 2010 – (Thompson appearance about half way down the transcript.)

Read in full what John Thompson III said about the dangers of eliminating opportunity for a huge segment of kids who want to be student athletes and about the false perception in the public about the perception of graduation rates of student athletes.

“Interview with Candy Crowley”, CNN, April 4, 2010 – (Thompson appearance about half way down the transcript.)

Read the full article: http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/1004/04/sotu.01.html

BU For the First Time Admits 19 Coaches Committed Secondary Violations. (see articles below)

Thoughts From KB: It is clear that this BU admission  confirms my  claim in EEOC documents that other coaches not suspended. It is also clear that the Near Million Dollar Audit Approved by Chancellor Failed to Disclose Any of This Information which was revealed by a Freedom of Information Law Request. For the first time Binghamton University was finally forced to admit, as a result of a Freedom of Information Law request, that 19 other coaches, have committed secondary violations. Also it confirmed that no other coaches have ever been ‘suspended.’  Please note: This release does not include the number of total secondary violations committed by these coaches. Nor has the SUNY system voluntarily released the total number of coaches in the whole SUNY system who have committed secondary violations or the total of violations for all other schools or coaches in the SUNY system. Nor was any of this information ever mentioned in the audit initiated by the Chancellor that cost nearly a million dollars.

Read the articles here:

http://centralny.ynn.com/content/top_stories/500461/broadus-will-head-to-ncaa-convention/

Star-Gazette: http://www.stargazette.com/article/20100331/NEWS01/3310390/Binghamton+University+to+pay+Broadus++way+to+Final+Four

Open Letter from My Attorney Linda Kenney Baden, Esq. in Response to Media Request for Interviews, Indicates New Information that college FOOTBALL programs alone in 2008 had nearly 3,000 secondary violations. No compilations for other sports including basketball seem to exist in the public domain.

Click here to view the document (PDF)

This is what the N.C.A.A. said about secondary violations in 2008 in an article:

This is what the N.C.A.A. said about secondary violations in 2008 in an article:

“Secondary violations — defined by the NCAA as isolated or inadvertent — are commonplace, said Stacey Osburn, associate director of public and media relations for the NCAA.
Osburn said the NCAA received self-reports of 2,972 secondary violations from 331 Division I schools in 2008. That’s about nine per school. Some schools report dozens of violations. Others report few or none.The latter raises more red flags with the NCAA, Osburn said.“If there haven’t been any secondary violations reported,” Osburn said, “then that could mean they’re not effectively monitoring their athletic department.” “

Read the full article here:

http://www.huskerextra.com/articles/2009/07/20/husker_sports/doc4a62610878631628938584.txt