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Posted on: Wednesday, April 13, 2005

HOMEGROWN REPORT
Broadus will sign with BYU

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By Leila Wai
Advertiser Staff Writer

Despite coaching changes in the days leading to the signing period, guard Rashaun Broadus said he will sign to play basketball for Brigham Young University today.

RASHAUN BROADUS

Broadus found out Sunday that former head coach Steve Cleveland resigned from the program to take over Fresno State's men's basketball team.

Broadus said he was still going to sign with BYU because Cleveland "wasn't the reason I went to that school."

Broadus, a 2002 Mililani High graduate and All-State first-team selection his senior year, will be a junior in eligibility, and have two years to play two seasons.

At Western Nebraska Community College, the 6-foot point guard averaged 14.6 points with a .478 field- goal percentage, including 39.9 percent from behind the 3-point line, making 57 of 143 attempts. He also averaged 4.21 rebounds per game, and dished out 116 assists (3.51 per game).

He visited Brigham Young three weeks ago, and "I verbally committed right after my visit," he said.

"I got a full-ride scholarship and I'll be starting at the point next year. I'm going to be getting all the time I want and I'm in a good conference."

He said ESPN televises Mountain West Conference games Wednesdays and Saturdays, and he wanted to "get some TV time."

Broadus said because BYU's former associate head coach Dave Rose was promoted to head coach, he decided to stay with the program.

"If they had a totally different coach, I would have changed my mind and went to a different school," Broadus said.

He said he spoke to Rose on Monday, and "(Rose) just stated the obvious. He told me nothing would change and everything was going according to plan."

Broadus said during the recruiting process he had the most contact with Rose and assistant coach John Wardenburg.

"It's crazy. I feel relieved, too, because this whole year has been a hassle dealing with all this stuff," Broadus said. "I paid my dues and it's finally paid off."

Reach Leila Wai at lwai@honoluluadvertiser.com or 535-2457.