Bozeman Gets Some Redemption By Leading Morgan State to its First Ever NCAA Tourney

What a night it’s been for Morgan State coach Todd Bozeman. Almost wants to make him forget about the past.

Bozeman has been through a lot of crap since becoming the youngest Division I coach to lead a team into the Sweet 16, as he did with California in 1993 at 29.

In 1996 he was fired at California after admitting that he spent $30,000 on travel for two years on two parents so they could see their kid, Jelani Gardner play. The brat later transferred to Pepperdine after he and his gold-digging parents complained about his playing time.

Other violations forced Cal to forfeit the entire 1994-95 season, and all but two games in the 1995-96 season.

Bozeman was even accused of sexual harassment by a student at Cal, but was never charged or arrested.

He was pretty much banned from coaching in the NCAA for eight years. Bozeman spent that time as a scout in the NBA before finally getting another shot at coaching college basketball at Morgan State.

So imagine how good he must feel tonight after leading Morgan State (23-11) to its first Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference championship and its first NCAA bid. Bozeman leading another Bears team to the Big Dance after they defeated Norfolk State 83-69 earlier tonight.

As Bozeman cried after seeing his team advance, I’m sure it will occur to him later that this isn’t the first time he’s been there before, and maybe remembering some things from the past won’t be so bad after all.