FBI arrests 4 assistant basketball coaches on fraud charges

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Four NCAA assistant basketball coaches were indicted in a fraud and corruption scheme — which also included managers, financial advisers and representatives of a major international sportswear company — by federal authorities on Tuesday.

According to the FBI complaints made public, the four coaches involved are Auburn assistant Chuck Person, Southern California assistant Tony Bland, Arizona assistant Emanuel Richardson and Oklahoma State assistant Lamont Evans.
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https://www.usatoday.com/story/spor...rested-fbi-fraud-corruption-scheme/703295001/

Could these programs be facing NCAA action also as the case involves bribes being offered to student athletes?

A news conference is planned for this afternoon.
 
If very good basketball players were allowed to forgo college and declare themselves eligible for the draft (or at least sign a contract with the developmental league), none of this would have happened.

You don't have to play in college to go pro in baseball, tennis, hockey, etc., but for some reason you have to to get into the NBA and NFL.

Why?


Heck, you can sign up to join the military straight out of high school, but you can't make a living playing basketball. Odd.
 
Fluffernutter said:
If very good basketball players were allowed to forgo college and declare themselves eligible for the draft (or at least sign a contract with the developmental league), none of this would have happened.

You don't have to play in college to go pro in baseball, tennis, hockey, etc., but for some reason you have to to get into the NBA and NFL.

Why?


Heck, you can sign up to join the military straight out of high school, but you can't make a living playing basketball. Odd.
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It is pretty fucking bizarre from a european perspective.

I watched that documentary 'Colleged: the price of college sports' or something like that, the other day, and it was pretty eye-opening. All these big business men and higher-ups in the colleges making millions on college sports while the actual athletes aren't allowed to make anything. Obviously that doc had an agenda but they did seem like a bunch of sleazy cunts. The way they pretend they are giving the athletes a fair deal by getting a free 'education' is hilarious. In reality they are obviously full-time athletes. At least NBA has the option for players to play overseas for money, but that's a pretty big decision and out of the norm so I guess you can see why most don't try and do that...surely the NBA should try and make the D-League and actual development league.
 
They should just end the Louisville basketball program and Patino's coaching career already.
 
Fluffernutter said:
If very good basketball players were allowed to forgo college and declare themselves eligible for the draft (or at least sign a contract with the developmental league), none of this would have happened.

You don't have to play in college to go pro in baseball, tennis, hockey, etc., but for some reason you have to to get into the NBA and NFL.

Why?


Heck, you can sign up to join the military straight out of high school, but you can't make a living playing basketball. Odd.
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The NFL and NBA use the NCAA as a development league. Baseball was A,AA,AA and a bunch of other development leagues that they fund.

The NBA and the NFL would rather use the NCAA for free
 
Rimbaud82 said:
It is pretty fucking bizarre from a european perspective.

I watched that documentary 'Colleged: the price of college sports' or something like that, the other day, and it was pretty eye-opening. All these big business men and higher-ups in the colleges making millions on college sports while the actual athletes aren't allowed to make anything. Obviously that doc had an agenda but they did seem like a bunch of sleazy cunts. The way they pretend they are giving the athletes a fair deal by getting a free 'education' is hilarious. In reality they are obviously full-time athletes. At least NBA has the option for players to play overseas for money, but that's a pretty big decision and out of the norm so I guess you can see why most don't try and do that...surely the NBA should try and make the D-League and actual development league.
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I'm fine with the tradeoff of an education, room and board in the form of scholarship in lieu of pay.

I don't think the schools should be paying the athletes themselves but not allowing them to make money through sponsors and any other means is fucked up and UnAmerican to me.
 
College hoops is some the dirtiest shit in the world. Got worse when the one and done rule came along. Get rid of it because it only helps the NBA.
 
Revolver said:
They should just end the Louisville basketball program and Patino's coaching career already.
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It could happen. The NCAA could invoke the death penalty.
The timing of this for Louisville is totally damning:

Louisville was already in big trouble with the NCAA

Mark Ennis‏@MarkEnnis


Louisville received its punishment from the NCAA 6/11. A bball assistant was in a hotel room in Vegas w/Adidas conspiring to cheat on 7/27.

9:01 AM - 26 Sep 2017

Louisville basketball was placed on four years of probation with the NCAA in June following a long investigation into allegations made by Katrina Powell in 2015. Powell alleged Louisville offered recruits escorts and strippers during official visits to campus.
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https://www.sbnation.com/college-ba...gation-college-basketball-scandal-rick-pitino
 
Rimbaud82 said:
It is pretty fucking bizarre from a european perspective.

I watched that documentary 'Colleged: the price of college sports' or something like that, the other day, and it was pretty eye-opening. All these big business men and higher-ups in the colleges making millions on college sports while the actual athletes aren't allowed to make anything. Obviously that doc had an agenda but they did seem like a bunch of sleazy cunts. The way they pretend they are giving the athletes a fair deal by getting a free 'education' is hilarious. In reality they are obviously full-time athletes. At least NBA has the option for players to play overseas for money, but that's a pretty big decision and out of the norm so I guess you can see why most don't try and do that...surely the NBA should try and make the D-League and actual development league.
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4 years of college including room and board at Louisville costs $41,000.
 
Revolver said:
They should just end the Louisville basketball program and Patino's coaching career already.
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TuBB said:
College hoops is some the dirtiest shit in the world. Got worse when the one and done rule came along. Get rid of it because it only helps the NBA.
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They should make it like football where you have to spend at least 3 years in college before going pro. But yeah, the AAU scene is ridiculously dirty.
 
I doubt any school will ever get the death penalty again in a revenue sport after what happened to SMU.
 
ralphc1 said:
4 years of college including room and board at Louisville costs $41,000.
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So generous of them to give crumbs off the millions in tv, ticket, merchandise sales they get to the athletes that make it possible. Also consider the vast majority of those athletes won't go professional.
 
berimBOWLoh said:
So generous of them to give crumbs off the millions in tv, ticket, merchandise sales they get to the athletes that make it possible. Also consider the vast majority of those athletes won't go professional.
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Scholarships for football and basketball alone would cost the universities $4million over 4 years. Then there are the expenses like coaches, venues, travel and lodging. The moneymaking sports have to pay for the ones that don't make money.
 
Revolver said:
They should just end the Louisville basketball program and Patino's coaching career already.
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And forgo more stories like banging the hostess at the Ponderosa on a table in the dining area after closing? No way!

The story of this Blazer character is the craziest here. I'm surprised someone hasn't capped his ass.
 
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