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Head coach Mike Rice of the Rutgers Scarlet Knights coaches from the sideline against the Villanova Wildcats during their first round game of the 2012 BIG EAST Men's Basketball Tournament at Madison Square Garden on March 6, 2012 in New York City. (Photo by Chris Trotman/Getty Images) ( 140811417 )

Rutgers head coach Mike Rice reacts to play during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game against South Florida in Piscataway, N.J on Jan. 17, 2013. Rutgers has fired Rice after a videotape aired showing him shoving, grabbing and throwing balls at players in practice and using gay slurs during practice. With mounting criticism on a state and national level, the school decided to take action on Wednesday, April 3, 2013, relieving Rice of his duties after three largely unsuccessful seasons at the Big East school. (AP Photo/Mel Evans, File) ( Rutgers Rice Basketball )

Mike Rice, left, former coach of Robert Morris, is introduced as the new men's basketball coach of Rutgers by athletic director Tim Pernetti, during a news conference at Rutgers in Piscataway, N.J on May 6, 2010. Rutgers has fired Rice after a videotape aired showing him shoving, grabbing and throwing balls at players in practice and using gay slurs during practice. With mounting criticism on a state and national level, the school decided to take action on Wednesday, April 3, 2013, relieving Rice of his duties after three largely unsuccessful seasons at the Big East school. (AP Photo/Rich Schultz, File) ( Rutgers Rice Basketball )

Head coach Mike Rice of the Rutgers Scarlet Knights directs his players in the first half against the DePaul Blue Demons at Madison Square Garden on March 12, 2013 in New York City. (Photo by Elsa/Getty Images) ( 163580946 )

Rutgers coach Mike Rice reacts to play during an NCAA college basketball game against Connecticut in Piscataway, N.J on Jan. 7, 2012. The airing Tuesday, April 2, 2013, of a videotape of Rice using gay slurs, shoving and grabbing his players and throwing balls at them in practice over the past three seasons has Rutgers athletic director Tim Pernetti reconsidering his decision not to fire the coach. Pernetti was given a copy of the video in late November by a disgruntled former employee, and he suspended Rice for three games, fined him $50,000 and made him undergo anger management classes for inappropriate behavior after investigating it. (AP Photo/Mel Evans, File) ( Rutgers Rice Basketball )

Head coach Mike Rice of the Rutgers Scarlet Knights shouts instructions to his team against Notre Dame Fighting Irish during the second round of the Big East Tournament at Madison Square Garden on March 13, 2013 in New York City. (Photo by Al Bello/Getty Images) ( 163636949 )

Rutgers head coach Mike Rice reacts to play during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game against Seton Hall, Friday, March 8, 2013, in Newark, N.J. Rutgers won 56-51. (AP Photo/Mel Evans) ( Rutgers Seton Hall Basketball )

Rutgers coach Mike Rice reacts during the first half of their NCAA men's basketball game against Syracuse in Piscataway, New Jersey in this file photo taken February 19, 2012. Rice was suspended for three games and fined last December when hours of video showed him verbally and physically abusing his players, ESPN reported Tuesday. REUTERS/Bill Kostroun/Files ( RUTGERS-NEWS )

Rutgers players Kadeem Jack (L) and Gilvydas Biruta look on as Rutgers coach Mike Rice paces during the second half of their NCAA men's basketball game against Syracuse in Piscataway, New Jersey in this file photo taken February 19, 2012. Rutgers men's basketball coach Mike Rice was suspended for three games and fined last December when hours of video showed him verbally and physically abusing his players, ESPN reported Tuesday. REUTERS/Bill Kostroun/Files ( RUTGERS-NEWS/ )

Notre Dame's Tom Knight (25) shoots over Rutgers' Kadeem Jack (22) during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game at the Big East Conference tournament, Wednesday, March 13, 2013, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II) ( BEast Notre Dame Rutgers Basketball )

Head coach Mike Rice of the Rutgers Scarlet Knights shouts instructions to his team against Notre Dame Fighting Irish during the second round of the Big East Tournament at Madison Square Garden on March 13, 2013 in New York City. (Photo by Al Bello/Getty Images) ( 163636953 )

Rutgers head coach Mike Rice calls out to his team during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game against DePaul at the Big East Conference tournament, Tuesday, March 12, 2013, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II) ( BEast DePaul Rutgers Basketball )

Rutgers coach Mike Rice waves as he holds a ball presented to him for his 100th career win after Rutgers defeated Cincinnati in an NCAA college basketball game in Piscataway, N.J on Jan. 28, 2012. ESPN's airing on Tuesday, April 2, 2013, of a videotape of Rutgers basketball coach Mike Rice using gay slurs, shoving and grabbing his players and throwing balls at them in practice over the past three seasons has the university's athletic director reconsidering his decision not to fire the coach. Scarlet Knights AD Tim Pernetti was given a copy of the video in late November by a disgruntled former employee, and he suspended Rice for three games, fined him $50,000 and made him undergo anger management classes for inappropriate behavior after investigating it. (AP Photo/Mel Evans,file) ( Rutgers Rice Basketball )

Rutgers' Austin Johnson hugs head coach Mike Rice during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game against Notre Dame at the Big East Conference tournament, Wednesday, March 13, 2013, in New York. Notre Dame won 69-61. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II) ( BEast Notre Dame Rutgers Basketball )

Rutgers athletic director Tim Pernetti, right, presents Mike Rice with a jersey after Rice was introduced as the school's men's basketball coach during a news conference in Piscataway, N.J on May 6, 2010. The airing Tuesday, April 2, 2013, of a videotape of Rice using gay slurs, shoving and grabbing his players and throwing balls at them in practice over the past three seasons has Pernetti reconsidering his decision not to fire the coach. Pernetti was given a copy of the video in late November by a disgruntled former employee, and he suspended Rice for three games, fined him $50,000 and made him undergo anger management classes for inappropriate behavior after investigating it. (AP Photo/Rich Schultz, File) ( Rutgers Rice Basketball )

Rutgers head coach Mike Rice reacts after Syracuse scored late in the second half of an NCAA college basketball game in Syracuse, N.Y. on Jan. 2, 2013. Rutgers has fired Rice after a videotape aired showing him shoving, grabbing and throwing balls at players in practice and using gay slurs during practice. With mounting criticism on a state and national level, the school decided to take action on Wednesday, April 3, 2013. relieving Rice of his duties after three largely unsuccessful seasons at the Big East school. (AP Photo/Kevin Rivoli, File) ( Rutgers Rice Basketball )