[masiello]

Bender played sparingly during about 5 years of overseas play. None of it was in major European leagues. They were in places like Ukraine, Iran, the NBDL and the Kentucky Developmental Basketball League.
For some reason, he thinks that he is still a senior in high school. It is actually quite sad considering he graduated 11 years ago, but tries to impress high school kids with his "All-American" status. He was dismissed from UofL, is a complete laughing stock of the entire state, is under investigation by the NCAA, helped destroy UCF's football/basketball programs, as well as the lives of multiples college athletes(D. Smith, M. Fluellen, Tyrone Pearson).
Basically, he goes around the state(and country) and tries to find disadvantaged high school and middle school athletes who have the potential to become stars. While trying to be their adviser, he often gets them involved in eligibility issues(its happened with over 8 HS players).