Two former New Mexico State basketball players who said they were sexually assaulted by teammates spoke about the deep impact their time at the Las Cruces school had on them. In an interview with The Associated Press, Deuce Benjamin described himself as angry, distrustful and isolated. Former teammate Shak Odunewu says he hopes he and Benjamin will have the strength to move forward. The players sued the school, their former coaches and three former teammates. They say the teammates sexually assaulted them on multiple occasions and when they took their complaints to coaches and authorities, those people did nothing.
New Mexico State fans couldn’t wait to see if William Benjamin Jr. the player known as “Deuce” could take the Aggies back to March Madness, and maybe even to the Sweet 16 the way his dad did back in the day. But the best high school player in the state, and the most […]