You might remember Mark Macon. He’s still the all-time leading scorer in Temple and Atlantic 10 history (2,609 points). Was a freshman on that 1987-88 Temple team that went 32-2, the one that ripped through the regular season, losing only to UNLV before finishing with a No. 1 ranking. The Owls then reached the Elite 8 before losing to Duke by 10, and it was Macon who landed on the cover of Sports Illustrated (left) that was published just before the regionals were played that weekend in March.

Macon had done some time on John Chaney’s staff just before Chaney’s retirement, and this would have been his third season as an assistant at Binghamton, which had reached the NCAAs last year after winning the America East title. But today, according to the Associated Press, Macon, 40, was named Binghamton’s interim head coach after Kevin Broadus was placed on an indefinite paid leave of absence for having improper contact with prospective recruits.

It is not, to be kind, going to be an easy job. Six Binghamton players, including former Saint Joe’s guard D.J. Rivera, were kicked off the team a couple of weeks back — just days after point guard Emanuel “Tiki” Mayben was arrested for selling crack cocaine. Then, in a bizarre twist, the university subsequently dumped a professor who had publicly criticized the team to the New York Times, which was then followed by the resignation of the school’s athletic director.

Yikes. We have to think even a solid week of Chaney’s notorious 6 a.m. practices was easier.

Links: Macon the man at Binghamton [ESPN.com/Associated Press]
Binghamton is ‘UNLV East’ [Deadspin]
The dominoes keep falling at Binghamton [Deadspin]