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News-Gazette exclusive: Coach's payout: $48,500

Former assistant women's basketball coach Mike Divilbiss received a nearly $48,500 payout when he left the University of Illinois under a cloud of allegations from former players last month.

Divilbiss signed a confidential separation agreement with the university on May 18, stating that he was leaving voluntarily after three years at the UI because it was "in his own best interests."

The document was obtained by The News-Gazette under the Freedom of Information Act.

The agreement provided him with the equivalent of three months' salary, or $40,000, plus $8,487.88 to cover the cost of health insurance for three months, as provided under federal law, according to the UI.