FBI probe into NCAA corruption identifies........

[daleko]

www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/22553502/fbi-probe-corruption-reveals-basketball-powers-broken-ncaa-rules

Report: FBI probe into NCAA corruption identifies possible violations by basketball powers

Players from more than 20 Division I men's basketball programs have been identified as possibly breaking NCAA rules through violations that were uncovered by the FBI's investigation into corruption in the sport, according to documents published by Yahoo! Sports.

Schools identified by Yahoo! as having players who possibly violated NCAA rules include Duke, North Carolina, Texas, Kentucky, Michigan State, Southern California and Kansas. At least 25 players are linked to impermissible benefits, including Michigan State's Miles Bridges, Alabama's Collin Sexton and Duke's Wendell Carter.

The documents obtained by Yahoo! detail the work of former NBA agent Andy Miller and his agency, ASM Sports. Yahoo! reports that the documents show cash advances and entertainment and travel expenses paid for college prospects and their families.

ESPN previously reported that as many as three dozen Division I programs, including many of the sport's traditional powers, might be facing NCAA sanctions once the FBI releases information it acquired during its investigation. A source familiar with the investigation -- which includes more than 4,000 conversations intercepted through wiretaps and financial records, emails and other records seized from Miller's office -- had told ESPN's Mark Schlabach that many of the sport's top coaches and players might be implicated, calling Miller's records "the NCAA's worst nightmare."

Friday's report from Yahoo! begins to name the teams and players allegedly involved.

At least six players were identified in the documents as receiving payments exceeding $10,000. They include Dallas Mavericks point guard Dennis Smith Jr., who received $73,500 in loans from ASM before he played for NC State; Brooklyn Nets shooting guard Isaiah Whitehead, who received more than $37,000 around the time he was a freshman at Seton Hall; and 2017 No. 1 NBA draft pick Markelle Fultz, who received $10,000.

Other teams with current or former players who allegedly received payments were South Carolina, Louisville, Utah, Xavier, Wichita State, Clemson and Alabama. Other players named include former LSU guard Tim Quarterman, former Maryland center Diamond Stone and former Kentucky center Edrice "Bam" Adebayo.

"These allegations, if true, point to systematic failures that must be fixed and fixed now if we want college sports in America," NCAA president Mark Emmert said in a statement Friday. "Simply put, people who engage in this kind of behavior have no place in college sports. They are an affront to all those who play by the rules."

Emmert noted that the formation this past October of an independent Commission on College Basketball intended to provide recommendations on cleaning up the sport.

"With these latest allegations, it's clear this work is more important now than ever," the NCAA president said.

Xavier coach Chris Mack said in a statement to Yahoo! that he has no relationship with Miller or any of his associates.

"Beyond that, our staff has never created a path for him to foster a relationship with any of our student-athletes while enrolled at Xavier," Mack said. "Any suggestion that I or anyone on my staff utilized Andy Miller to provide even the slightest of financial benefits to a Xavier student-athlete is grossly misinformed. We are prepared to cooperate with any and all investigations at any level."

Officials at NC State, Seton Hall, Maryland, Kentucky and Washington did not respond to requests for comment from Yahoo!

The FBI has been investigating college basketball bribes and corruption for at least two years.

Last week, a federal judge in New York declined to dismiss criminal indictments against Adidas executives James Gatto and Merl Code, as well as Christian Dawkins, a runner who worked for Miller's ASM Sports. The men are among 10 people who were charged with wire fraud in September after the government accused them of funneling money from Adidas to the families of high-profile recruits. Their trial is scheduled to begin Oct. 1.

Also last week, the U.S. Attorney's Office in New York dropped federal charges against Jonathan Brad Augustine, a former AAU director in Orlando, Florida, who had been accused of conspiring with the others to persuade two high school players to sign with Louisville and one with Miami.

[snap infraction]

agent:  "hi impoverished teenager.  here's $10,000.  all you have to do is promise to repay me when you're a millionaire in a year and consider joining my firm"

ncaa/coaches: "we are shocked that this happened"

fans:  "rolls eyes.  what else is in the news today"

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Feb 23, 2018 11:54:27 GMT -5 daleko said:

www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/22553502/fbi-probe-corruption-reveals-basketball-powers-broken-ncaa-rules

Report: FBI probe into NCAA corruption identifies possible violations by basketball powers

Players from more than 20 Division I men's basketball programs have been identified as possibly breaking NCAA rules through violations that were uncovered by the FBI's investigation into corruption in the sport, according to documents published by Yahoo! Sports.

Schools identified by Yahoo! as having players who possibly violated NCAA rules include Duke, North Carolina, Texas, Kentucky, Michigan State, Southern California and Kansas. At least 25 players are linked to impermissible benefits, including Michigan State's Miles Bridges, Alabama's Collin Sexton and Duke's Wendell Carter.

The documents obtained by Yahoo! detail the work of former NBA agent Andy Miller and his agency, ASM Sports. Yahoo! reports that the documents show cash advances and entertainment and travel expenses paid for college prospects and their families.

ESPN previously reported that as many as three dozen Division I programs, including many of the sport's traditional powers, might be facing NCAA sanctions once the FBI releases information it acquired during its investigation. A source familiar with the investigation -- which includes more than 4,000 conversations intercepted through wiretaps and financial records, emails and other records seized from Miller's office -- had told ESPN's Mark Schlabach that many of the sport's top coaches and players might be implicated, calling Miller's records "the NCAA's worst nightmare."

Friday's report from Yahoo! begins to name the teams and players allegedly involved.

At least six players were identified in the documents as receiving payments exceeding $10,000. They include Dallas Mavericks point guard Dennis Smith Jr., who received $73,500 in loans from ASM before he played for NC State; Brooklyn Nets shooting guard Isaiah Whitehead, who received more than $37,000 around the time he was a freshman at Seton Hall; and 2017 No. 1 NBA draft pick Markelle Fultz, who received $10,000.

Other teams with current or former players who allegedly received payments were South Carolina, Louisville, Utah, Xavier, Wichita State, Clemson and Alabama. Other players named include former LSU guard Tim Quarterman, former Maryland center Diamond Stone and former Kentucky center Edrice "Bam" Adebayo.

"These allegations, if true, point to systematic failures that must be fixed and fixed now if we want college sports in America," NCAA president Mark Emmert said in a statement Friday. "Simply put, people who engage in this kind of behavior have no place in college sports. They are an affront to all those who play by the rules."

Emmert noted that the formation this past October of an independent Commission on College Basketball intended to provide recommendations on cleaning up the sport.

"With these latest allegations, it's clear this work is more important now than ever," the NCAA president said.

Xavier coach Chris Mack said in a statement to Yahoo! that he has no relationship with Miller or any of his associates.

"Beyond that, our staff has never created a path for him to foster a relationship with any of our student-athletes while enrolled at Xavier," Mack said. "Any suggestion that I or anyone on my staff utilized Andy Miller to provide even the slightest of financial benefits to a Xavier student-athlete is grossly misinformed. We are prepared to cooperate with any and all investigations at any level."

Officials at NC State, Seton Hall, Maryland, Kentucky and Washington did not respond to requests for comment from Yahoo!

The FBI has been investigating college basketball bribes and corruption for at least two years.

Last week, a federal judge in New York declined to dismiss criminal indictments against Adidas executives James Gatto and Merl Code, as well as Christian Dawkins, a runner who worked for Miller's ASM Sports. The men are among 10 people who were charged with wire fraud in September after the government accused them of funneling money from Adidas to the families of high-profile recruits. Their trial is scheduled to begin Oct. 1.

Also last week, the U.S. Attorney's Office in New York dropped federal charges against Jonathan Brad Augustine, a former AAU director in Orlando, Florida, who had been accused of conspiring with the others to persuade two high school players to sign with Louisville and one with Miami.

The NCAA has 2 choices. Give out the death penalty to nearly all the college basketball blue bloods or do nothing and accept players getting paid.

[kaz]

Feb 23, 2018 12:18:12 GMT -5 @cwgbuckeyes35 said:

Feb 23, 2018 11:54:27 GMT -5 daleko said:

www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/22553502/fbi-probe-corruption-reveals-basketball-powers-broken-ncaa-rules

Report: FBI probe into NCAA corruption identifies possible violations by basketball powers



The NCAA has 2 choices. Give out the death penalty to nearly all the college basketball blue bloods or do nothing and accept players getting paid.

They have more than 2 choices. Why does it have to be all or nothing?

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Feb 23, 2018 12:30:18 GMT -5 kaz said:

Feb 23, 2018 12:18:12 GMT -5 @cwgbuckeyes35 said:

They have more than 2 choices. Why does it have to be all or nothing?

Because those are the only 2 most of the public will expect.

[daleko]

Feb 23, 2018 12:09:37 GMT -5 snap infraction said:

agent:  "hi impoverished teenager.  here's $10,000.  all you have to do is promise to repay me when you're a millionaire in a year and consider joining my firm"

ncaa/coaches: "we are shocked that this happened"

fans:  "rolls eyes.  what else is in the news today"

It would be entertaining to see the IRS chase them for fraud and back taxes, perhaps even their parents who most certainly reaped a taxable gift.

[beuycek]

I am very surprised the NCAA is letting the details get out but the first big one to drop is Sean Miller, who was wiretapped discussing a $100k payment. He is toast but it remains to be seen whether the true big dogs in the sport are involved. If anything, they are smart enough to keep their coaches on the outside of the money trail so they claim ignorance and move on.

Now the big question is whether Emmert has the balls to actually punish these schools. We'll see...

[AlaCowboy]

Feb 23, 2018 14:03:02 GMT -5 daleko said:

Feb 23, 2018 12:09:37 GMT -5 snap infraction said:

agent:  "hi impoverished teenager.  here's $10,000.  all you have to do is promise to repay me when you're a millionaire in a year and consider joining my firm"

ncaa/coaches: "we are shocked that this happened"

fans:  "rolls eyes.  what else is in the news today"

It would be entertaining to see the IRS chase them for fraud and back taxes, perhaps even their parents who most certainly reaped a taxable gift.

Al Sharpton and the black race-mongers would have a field day yelling RACISM! at the top of their lungs over that.

[AlaCowboy]

Feb 23, 2018 12:18:12 GMT -5 @cwgbuckeyes35 said:

Feb 23, 2018 11:54:27 GMT -5 daleko said:

www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/22553502/fbi-probe-corruption-reveals-basketball-powers-broken-ncaa-rules

Report: FBI probe into NCAA corruption identifies possible violations by basketball powers

Players from more than 20 Division I men's basketball programs have been identified as possibly breaking NCAA rules through violations that were uncovered by the FBI's investigation into corruption in the sport, according to documents published by Yahoo! Sports.

Schools identified by Yahoo! as having players who possibly violated NCAA rules include Duke, North Carolina, Texas, Kentucky, Michigan State, Southern California and Kansas. At least 25 players are linked to impermissible benefits, including Michigan State's Miles Bridges, Alabama's Collin Sexton and Duke's Wendell Carter.

The documents obtained by Yahoo! detail the work of former NBA agent Andy Miller and his agency, ASM Sports. Yahoo! reports that the documents show cash advances and entertainment and travel expenses paid for college prospects and their families.

ESPN previously reported that as many as three dozen Division I programs, including many of the sport's traditional powers, might be facing NCAA sanctions once the FBI releases information it acquired during its investigation. A source familiar with the investigation -- which includes more than 4,000 conversations intercepted through wiretaps and financial records, emails and other records seized from Miller's office -- had told ESPN's Mark Schlabach that many of the sport's top coaches and players might be implicated, calling Miller's records "the NCAA's worst nightmare."

Friday's report from Yahoo! begins to name the teams and players allegedly involved.

At least six players were identified in the documents as receiving payments exceeding $10,000. They include Dallas Mavericks point guard Dennis Smith Jr., who received $73,500 in loans from ASM before he played for NC State; Brooklyn Nets shooting guard Isaiah Whitehead, who received more than $37,000 around the time he was a freshman at Seton Hall; and 2017 No. 1 NBA draft pick Markelle Fultz, who received $10,000.

Other teams with current or former players who allegedly received payments were South Carolina, Louisville, Utah, Xavier, Wichita State, Clemson and Alabama. Other players named include former LSU guard Tim Quarterman, former Maryland center Diamond Stone and former Kentucky center Edrice "Bam" Adebayo.

"These allegations, if true, point to systematic failures that must be fixed and fixed now if we want college sports in America," NCAA president Mark Emmert said in a statement Friday. "Simply put, people who engage in this kind of behavior have no place in college sports. They are an affront to all those who play by the rules."

Emmert noted that the formation this past October of an independent Commission on College Basketball intended to provide recommendations on cleaning up the sport.

"With these latest allegations, it's clear this work is more important now than ever," the NCAA president said.

Xavier coach Chris Mack said in a statement to Yahoo! that he has no relationship with Miller or any of his associates.

"Beyond that, our staff has never created a path for him to foster a relationship with any of our student-athletes while enrolled at Xavier," Mack said. "Any suggestion that I or anyone on my staff utilized Andy Miller to provide even the slightest of financial benefits to a Xavier student-athlete is grossly misinformed. We are prepared to cooperate with any and all investigations at any level."

Officials at NC State, Seton Hall, Maryland, Kentucky and Washington did not respond to requests for comment from Yahoo!

The FBI has been investigating college basketball bribes and corruption for at least two years.

Last week, a federal judge in New York declined to dismiss criminal indictments against Adidas executives James Gatto and Merl Code, as well as Christian Dawkins, a runner who worked for Miller's ASM Sports. The men are among 10 people who were charged with wire fraud in September after the government accused them of funneling money from Adidas to the families of high-profile recruits. Their trial is scheduled to begin Oct. 1.

Also last week, the U.S. Attorney's Office in New York dropped federal charges against Jonathan Brad Augustine, a former AAU director in Orlando, Florida, who had been accused of conspiring with the others to persuade two high school players to sign with Louisville and one with Miami.

The NCAA has 2 choices. Give out the death penalty to nearly all the college basketball blue bloods or do nothing and accept players getting paid.

A 10 year (or even lifetime) "show cause" order on every coach and AD involved would be a good start. Fine every school involved the equivalent of their mens basketball revenue for the time the player involved was on the team would be step 2. A five year ban on tournaments, including the in-season holiday tourneys, and a five year ban on conference revenue-sharing to the affected school would be step 3. Finally, a 50% scholarship reduction for five years, and all that should get their attention.

[Mickey34jb]

Feb 23, 2018 12:09:37 GMT -5 snap infraction said:

agent:  "hi impoverished teenager.  here's $10,000.  all you have to do is promise to repay me when you're a millionaire in a year and consider joining my firm"

ncaa/coaches: "we are shocked that this happened"

fans:  "rolls eyes.  what else is in the news today"

The investigation took 2 years to nail it down right___Louis Freeh was not spearheading it(vbg>

[Mickey34jb]

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---Jared Sullinger

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Feb 24, 2018 10:53:31 GMT -5 AlaCowboy said:

Feb 23, 2018 12:18:12 GMT -5 @cwgbuckeyes35 said:

The NCAA has 2 choices. Give out the death penalty to nearly all the college basketball blue bloods or do nothing and accept players getting paid.

A 10 year (or even lifetime) "show cause" order on every coach and AD involved would be a good start. Fine every school involved the equivalent of their mens basketball revenue for the time the player involved was on the team would be step 2. A five year ban on tournaments, including the in-season holiday tourneys, and a five year ban on conference revenue-sharing to the affected school would be step 3. Finally, a 50% scholarship reduction for five years, and all that should get their attention.

No argument here. Sounds great

[Deleted]

Feb 24, 2018 7:17:02 GMT -5 beuycek said:

I am very surprised the NCAA is letting the details get out but the first big one to drop is Sean Miller, who was wiretapped discussing a $100k payment. He is toast but it remains to be seen whether the true big dogs in the sport are involved. If anything, they are smart enough to keep their coaches on the outside of the money trail so they claim ignorance and move on.

Now the big question is whether Emmert has the balls to actually punish these schools. We'll see...

Exactly. As I said. Does the NCAA give out severe punishments to all the blue bloods. Are they prepared for Gonzaga, Villanova and teams like Ohio St, Purdue, Butler, Providence etc.. to rule college basketball for years.

[bamorin]

Feb 24, 2018 12:07:52 GMT -5 @cwgbuckeyes35 said:

Feb 24, 2018 7:17:02 GMT -5 beuycek said:

I am very surprised the NCAA is letting the details get out but the first big one to drop is Sean Miller, who was wiretapped discussing a $100k payment. He is toast but it remains to be seen whether the true big dogs in the sport are involved. If anything, they are smart enough to keep their coaches on the outside of the money trail so they claim ignorance and move on.

Now the big question is whether Emmert has the balls to actually punish these schools. We'll see...

Exactly. As I said. Does the NCAA give out severe punishments to all the blue bloods. Are they prepared for Gonzaga, Villanova and teams like Ohio St, Purdue, Butler, Providence etc.. to rule college basketball for years.

the NCAA tourney is THEEEE cash cow for the NCAA. you really suppose they'll sell that cow?

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Feb 25, 2018 19:34:41 GMT -5 bamorin said:

Feb 24, 2018 12:07:52 GMT -5 @cwgbuckeyes35 said:

Exactly. As I said. Does the NCAA give out severe punishments to all the blue bloods. Are they prepared for Gonzaga, Villanova and teams like Ohio St, Purdue, Butler, Providence etc.. to rule college basketball for years.

the NCAA tourney is THEEEE cash cow for the NCAA. you really suppose they'll sell that cow?

Not in a million years. However then the blanket is pulled off that cash cow and people get to see how ugly and corrupt it is


Now to me and you, we've known this for many years. But for the Johnny come latelys who only watch college sports a couple times of year they won't like what they see