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Coral Springs gym scandal widens as charges mount. Here's what to know

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Five of the six coaches charged with participating in an illegal school basketball gym rental operation have connections to Coral Springs.
Five of the six coaches charged with participating in an illegal school basketball gym rental operation have connections to Coral Springs. Meg Jenson Unsplash

A financial scandal involving Broward County basketball coaches expanded with new charges against now-former Coral Springs High School athletic director Brandon Wesley.

Meanwhile, two former Coral Springs coaches saw their felony charges downgraded to misdemeanors.

FULL STORY: Coral Springs gym rental scandal grows with 6 people now charged. Here’s the latest

Five of the six coaches charged with participating in an illegal school basketball gym rental operation have connections to Coral Springs.
Five of the six coaches charged with participating in an illegal school basketball gym rental operation have connections to Coral Springs. Jamie Sabau Getty Images

Here are key takeaways:

  • Six men across five schools are accused of bypassing official channels to rent school recreational facilities to regional basketball organizations and pocketing the profits.
  • Less than $15,000 changed hands among the five men with Coral Springs ties over about three months, but prosecutors estimate the district lost $7,000 to $11,800 per case.
  • Coaches Donald Calloway and Brenton Hankerson, arrested in December, had their grand theft and organized fraud felony charges dropped in March and replaced with misdemeanor theft. Both were placed in a county diversion program.
  • Brandon Wesley, then the Coral Springs High athletic director, was arrested May 7 after court documents linked him to $650 in Zelle transfers from another coach for “use and cleaning” of gymnasiums.
  • Henry McNabb, who coached Blanche Ely High to a 2025 state championship, still faces felony charges of grand theft and organized fraud for allegedly renting facilities to MJM Sports and The Basketball Alliance Associations.

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