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Auburn Assistant Basketball Coach Arrested
Him & 9 others were arrested for corruption & bribery.
NEW YORK (AP) - Four assistant basketball coaches from Arizona, Auburn, the University of Southern California and Oklahoma State were among those arrested on federal corruption charges Tuesday after they were caught taking thousands of dollars in bribes to steer NBA-destined college stars toward certain sports agents and financial advisers, authorities said.
The coaches were identified in court papers as Chuck Person of Auburn University, Emanuel Richardson of the University of Arizona, Tony Bland of USC and Lamont Evans of Oklahoma State. They are in federal custody and expected to make court appearances later Tuesday.
They were among 10 people charged in Manhattan federal court. Others included managers, financial advisers and James Gatto, the director of global sports marketing at Adidas. The details were to be discussed at a news conference on Tuesday afternoon.
Since 2015, the FBI has been investigating the criminal influence of money on coaches and players in the NCAA, federal authorities said.
In criminal complaints, investigators said many coaches have "enormous influence" over their players and how they select their agents and other advisers when they leave college and enter the NBA.
"The investigation has revealed several instances in which coaches have exercised that influence by steering players and their families to retain particular advisers, not because of the merits of those advisers, but because the coaches were being bribed by the advisers to do so," the papers said.
Person was arrested in Alabama; Bland in Tampa, Florida; Evans in Oklahoma; and Richardson in Arizona. It was not immediately clear who will represent them in court. It was also not clear who will represent Gatto.
Person, the associate head coach at Auburn University, was selected by the Indiana Pacers as the fourth overall pick in the 1986 NBA draft. He played for five NBA teams over 13 seasons.
A criminal complaint quoted Evans in several instances bragging about his ability to steer the young athletes toward prospective agents and advisers, promising them that "every guy I recruit and get is my personal kid."
Evans said it was necessary to use his influence over the youngsters early in their college careers because many of them are "one and done," meaning they play one or two years of college ball before joining the NBA, according to court papers.
http://collegebasketball.nbcsports.com/2017/09/26/four-coaches-named-in-alleged-corruption-scandal/?cid=eref:nbcnews:text
Went back to get the link they had already changed the story same thing though.
NEW YORK (AP) - Four assistant basketball coaches from Arizona, Auburn, the University of Southern California and Oklahoma State were among those arrested on federal corruption charges Tuesday after they were caught taking thousands of dollars in bribes to steer NBA-destined college stars toward certain sports agents and financial advisers, authorities said.
The coaches were identified in court papers as Chuck Person of Auburn University, Emanuel Richardson of the University of Arizona, Tony Bland of USC and Lamont Evans of Oklahoma State. They are in federal custody and expected to make court appearances later Tuesday.
They were among 10 people charged in Manhattan federal court. Others included managers, financial advisers and James Gatto, the director of global sports marketing at Adidas. The details were to be discussed at a news conference on Tuesday afternoon.
Since 2015, the FBI has been investigating the criminal influence of money on coaches and players in the NCAA, federal authorities said.
In criminal complaints, investigators said many coaches have "enormous influence" over their players and how they select their agents and other advisers when they leave college and enter the NBA.
"The investigation has revealed several instances in which coaches have exercised that influence by steering players and their families to retain particular advisers, not because of the merits of those advisers, but because the coaches were being bribed by the advisers to do so," the papers said.
Person was arrested in Alabama; Bland in Tampa, Florida; Evans in Oklahoma; and Richardson in Arizona. It was not immediately clear who will represent them in court. It was also not clear who will represent Gatto.
Person, the associate head coach at Auburn University, was selected by the Indiana Pacers as the fourth overall pick in the 1986 NBA draft. He played for five NBA teams over 13 seasons.
A criminal complaint quoted Evans in several instances bragging about his ability to steer the young athletes toward prospective agents and advisers, promising them that "every guy I recruit and get is my personal kid."
Evans said it was necessary to use his influence over the youngsters early in their college careers because many of them are "one and done," meaning they play one or two years of college ball before joining the NBA, according to court papers.
http://collegebasketball.nbcsports.com/2017/09/26/four-coaches-named-in-alleged-corruption-scandal/?cid=eref:nbcnews:text
Went back to get the link they had already changed the story same thing though.
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One of my favorite episodes of hard knocks, the Jets drafted a RB from USC, and he wasn't playing well, one of the players was talking to an assistant coach and joked "he's just mad because he's taking a pay cut".
What's the value of a NCAA scholarship?
Edit: The cost to the school?
Good question.
Back in 2012-13 (quick look-up), USC's football program netted $43.8 million. It sounds like they're getting their money's worth.
Louisville is in deep chit after the hooker scandel and now this. Rick Patino may finally be going to jail. Such a scumbag.
I think this is going to touch a lot of people
The feds say that Jim Gatto, Adidas' head of sports marketing, and his cohort paid a high-school athlete $150,000 in exchange for that player agreeing to attend a "private research university located in Florida" with roughly 16,000 students, 15 Division I sports teams, and a sponsorship deal with Adidas. Those details all match UM, which entered into a 12-year partnership with Adidas two years ago estimated to be worth more than $90 million.
UL coach says " we have to be very low-key Since U L is already on probation"
It isn't the "guys," it's the agents and the companies around them.
Up here we are all wondering how UK has been able to do it without getting in trouble. Adidas has been dirty since the Sonny Vaccaro days and the ABCD camp. He left them and went to Nike, taking his tricks with him and signing MJ.
Once the indicted assistants start singing, this will be biggest thing to ever hit the sports world.
If my son gets a scholarship to play football, i'll fall to my knees and thank god. I've got one in college right now, getting a free one would be a bonus from heaven. He would get paid in tuition/dorm/food etc.
it's 100% happening in football. Probably nothing. It's absolutely happening in all major college sports. Maybe not Baseball, those guys tend to go right to the majors anyway.
Lots of coaches drinking Pepto today. They are talking about serious prison terms, this may change all of college sports.
Dump your Adidas stock.
Do you think this is limited to Adidas?
So many coaches have been caught or insinuated in this exact scheme. UCONN coach Calapari at UK. If the SEC football ever were asked the "visit" always ends up as a kid getting drunk and laid. The whole system is corrupt. Louisville has more money than anyone so what a surprise they are either being questioned or caught. Adidas wants contact with the kid because if he becomes great then they have a cash cow when he becomes successful as a pro. Big money wants there share. Coach Calapari has been implicated in the same scheme when he left Memphis. The Asst coaches are always thrown under the bus and then fired. The head coach always "says I didn't know about this". The people who get away with this are always the people who can move the money further away from the recipient, no family members or relatives. This has been going on for years.
I think the stocks for my 401k are mostly in pretty stable things like GE. I haven't played much with it. I just look at the company matching dollar for dollar up to 4.5% and i smile.
no I think I have made that clear and Adidas was referred to in the article that is why I said that where are you going with this ?
Calipari is not the coach at the University of CT
I also hate having the system stacked against me
Rick Pitino is shocked.....
Ummm, you might want to take a look at that...