DOJ Charges 10 in College Basketball Corruption Scheme

[elgatoloco]

Including four assistant coaches (who will undoubtedly be offered deals to flip on their boss).

https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdny/pr/press-conference-advisory-2

 

[scru]

Including four assistant coaches (who will undoubtedly be offered deals to flip on their boss).

https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdny/pr/press-conference-advisory-2

Whoa! Who's going down?

 

[Kat burglar]

Whoa! Who's going down?

Looks like asst coaches at Arizona, Oklahoma State and, of course, Auburn and USC. Presser at 12 ET

 

[Kat burglar]

Looks like asst coaches at Arizona, Oklahoma State and, of course, Auburn and USC. Presser at 12 ET

Any grad transfers available (j/k)?

 

[scru]

Looks like asst coaches at Arizona, Oklahoma State and, of course, Auburn. Presser at 12 ET

Isn't Ok St where Illini coach came from?

 

[backdoorpass]

Including four assistant coaches (who will undoubtedly be offered deals to flip on their boss).

https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdny/pr/press-conference-advisory-2

According to Tom Winter of NBC News, Oklahoma State's Lamont Evans, Auburn's Chuck Person, Arizona's Emanuel Richardson and USC's Tony Bland are the assistant coaches who have been charged.

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/...all-coaches-connected-to-fraud-and-corruption

 

[elgatoloco]

Isn't Ok St where Illini coach came from?

Yes, Underwood hired him.

 

[JournCat]

Yes, Underwood hired him.

This sounds way too good to be true ...

 

[pawildcat]

It speaks to the good job Collins and Fitz do in recruiting when you realize that they're running up against stuff like this quite a bit, not to mention that they also must recruit to higher academic standards than most schools.

 

[VBCat97]

Yes, Underwood hired him.

http://www.news9.com/story/36454208...-lamont-evans-charged-in-bribery-fraud-scheme

 

[GlideCat]

Including four assistant coaches (who will undoubtedly be offered deals to flip on their boss).

https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdny/pr/press-conference-advisory-2

So... the FBI is involved because of the charges of fraud? What makes this a federal case rather than NCAA infractions?

 

[VirginiaWildcat]

Is USC ever NOT named when NCAA infractions come up?

 

[backdoorpass]

Is USC ever NOT named when NCAA infractions come up?

It's South Carolina--not Southern Cal--this time.

 

[Medill90]

The big news looks to be Louisville arranging for a '17 recruit to be paid $100k to sign.

I personally am shocked to read this.

 

[willycat]

Yes, Underwood hired him.

I posted shortly after Underwood was hired that it wouldn't be all that long before the illini are on probation or worse. His two assistant hires speak volumes toward that end.

 

[FitzFan]

It's South Carolina--not Southern Cal--this time.

Nope. USC (Southern California) assistant coach Tony Bland was charged, as well. South Carolina may be on the hook because Lamont Evans, the OK State assistant, worked as an assistant at South Carolina (with Brad Underwood) prior to being hired at OK State by Underwood in 2016.

Per NCAA bylaws, schools and head coaches are automatically on the hook for any level III violations committed by assistant coaches. However, this is a criminal investigation and the NCAA has yet to get involved.

Will be very interesting to see who is named once these assistants start snitching. Then we have the inevitable NCAA investigation on top of the FBI criminal investigation...

 

[hdhntr1]

The big news looks to be Louisville arranging for a '17 recruit to be paid $100k to sign.

I personally am shocked to read this.

Shocked that they got caught?

 

[NJCat]

The big news looks to be Louisville arranging for a '17 recruit to be paid $100k to sign.

I personally am shocked to read this.

Yeah, it would have been much cheaper to continue to use strippers and hookers......

 

[FitzFan]

Shocked that they got caught?

that last line needed sarcasm font

 

[hdhntr1]

I posted shortly after Underwood was hired that it wouldn't be all that long before the illini are on probation or worse. His two assistant hires speak volumes toward that end.

I remember

 

[NU Houston]

It speaks to the good job Collins and Fitz do in recruiting when you realize that they're running up against stuff like this quite a bit, not to mention that they also must recruit to higher academic standards than most schools.

You can say that again (and again and again....).

 

[NU Houston]

So... the FBI is involved because of the charges of fraud? What makes this a federal case rather than NCAA infractions?

Because the NCAA perpetually has its head in the sand. Thank goodness for the feds...

 

[mickbula]

Does anyone think that Underwood took the Uof I job in a pathetic attempt to run away from all the trouble that OSU is in now? I wouldn't doubt something like that took place with regards to this controversy.

 

[Kelly_32]

Louisville could get the death penalty when all is said and done.

 

[backdoorpass]

Nope. USC (Southern California) assistant coach Tony Bland was charged, as well.

Thanks for the correction. I must have made the connection because of Evans. Sorry about that, Virginia and others.

 

[ashley0623]

University-2/Player-3 in the report is South Carolina.

Southern Cal
Arizona
Oklahoma State
Louisville
Auburn
South Carolina

are the 6 schools implicated so far.

 

[DaCat]

While they're at it the feds should investigate SEC football programs too.

 

[GlideCat]

While they're at it the feds should investigate SEC football programs too.

They don't have enough time or file space for the amount of information they would gather.

 

[NU Houston]

They don't have enough time or file space for the amount of information they would gather.

Plus they don't really care.

 

[TheC]

Looks like we left Adidas too soon. Their head of global sports marketing also got busted for giving players money to sign with Kentucky and Florida. If we had stuck with them, maybe he would have paid these guys to come to Evanston!

Link here

 

[scru]

Looks like we left Adidas too soon. Their head of global sports marketing also got busted for giving players money to sign with Kentucky and Florida. If we had stuck with them, maybe he would have paid these guys to come to Evanston!

Link here

Ummmm...

 

[VirginiaWildcat]

Thanks for the correction. I must have made the connection because of Evans. Sorry about that, Virginia and others.

No apology necessary. Truthfully, South Carolina (shamefully) didn't even cross my mind when I read USC...

 

[elgatoloco]

So... the FBI is involved because of the charges of fraud? What makes this a federal case rather than NCAA infractions?

Wire fraud. Ouch.

Looks like a financial adviser for pro athletes who got busted was their wedge.

 

[PURPLECAT88]

Louisville could get the death penalty when all is said and done.

If Baylor and UNC haven't gotten it, no one will ever again.

 

[TheC]

Ummmm...

More details are in my link.

 

[JournCat]

If Baylor and UNC haven't gotten it, no one will ever again.

Louisville is actually the perfect candidate for the death penalty. An investigation that will be nearly impossible to knock down (FBI), sins that are directly related to academic eligibility and amateurism as opposed to a crime outside of NCAA purview, and already being on probation. (UNC was able to beat a lot of the allegations that were aired by the media, and Penn State and Baylor both involved real crimes as opposed to NCAA crimes.) It also helps, for the purpose of the NCAA death penalty, that they kept Pitino after the prostitute scandal to drive up the "lack of institutional control" element.

 

[clarificationcat]

Louisville could get the death penalty when all is said and done.

Couldn't happen to a more well deserving school.

Louisville is actually the perfect candidate for the death penalty. An investigation that will be nearly impossible to knock down (FBI), sins that are directly related to academic eligibility and amateurism as opposed to a crime outside of NCAA purview, and already being on probation. (UNC was able to beat a lot of the allegations that were aired by the media, and Penn State and Baylor both involved real crimes as opposed to NCAA crimes.) It also helps, for the purpose of the NCAA death penalty, that they kept Pitino after the prostitute scandal to drive up the "lack of institutional control" element.

Any school that hires Bobby Petrino twice to coach its student athletes deserves the death penalty.

 

[elgatoloco]

ESPN's general take: Everybody knows this has been going on forever, and this is all they got? Pardon the Interruption got it right though. What makes this different is that we have audio/video on this and prison sentences in the balance.

 

[NJCat]

Couldn't happen to a more well deserving school.

Any school that hires Bobby Petrino twice to coach its student athletes deserves the death penalty.

As dirty as UoL is, you know they weren't the only one involved in paying that kid. You don't open the bidding at $100,000 for Pete's sake! Will be interesting to see if the other bidders emerge.....

I think we've seen the last Men's basketball on the Louisville campus for a while.....

 

[TheC]

I think we've seen the last Men's basketball on the Louisville campus for a while.....

Call me cynical, but I'll believe it when I (don't) see it.