Trial in College Basketball Corruption Case Has Begun

[TheDeuce]

Good question. One difference is that Feds will actively go after you for perjury for lying in Federal court, where many times in state court the state won't. Lot bigger risk to lie to Federal prosecutors under oath, they will put you in prison.

 

If the NCAA tries to use only testimony to nail schools, that won't go well for them, IMO.

[Randy Parker]

Adidas' TJ Gassnola testified yesterday that he paid Kansas players Billy Preston & Silvio De Sousa (De Sousa is still at KU). About time that KU & Bill Self find themselves caught in the mud. I'm sure Goodman will still drool all over his hero though.

 

No doubt.

[Jumper_Dad]

If the NCAA tries to use only testimony to nail schools, that won't go well for them, IMO.

 

Hopefully they will only use it if it is backed up with evidence like wire taps or other testimony.

[Getslow]

If the NCAA tries to use only testimony to nail schools, that won't go well for them, IMO.

 

I think it isn’t that they’re going to take testimony at face value, but they’re now using outside court proceedings as part of their own evidence. So if someone testifies to some set of facts in court, the NCAA doesn’t necessarily have to interview that person again. Similarly, if a judge makes a finding based on those facts, that may be enough for the NCAA to proceed now.

[ThrillVille Cardinal51]

Who would have thought a fat hooker and 2200 bucks would destroy Louisville basketball.

 

Rick’s assistants were the biggest group of morons...

[UKMustangFan]

Text Messages Show Kansas Coaches Knew of Adidas Involvement in De Sousa Recruitment

 

Yikes. The silence on this from the big college basketball media guys is hilarious. Protect their free meals at all costs I guess.

[TheDeuce]

Will we ever hear anything about Nike? I know this particular case doesn't involve them, I'm just meaning in general. Or are they just that good at cheating?

[UKMustangFan]

Will we ever hear anything about Nike? I know this particular case doesn't involve them, I'm just meaning in general. Or are they just that good at cheating?

 

I imagine eventually something will hit the fan with Nike and one of their schools/runners, etc. Just hoping it's not one involving Kentucky when it does!

[TheDeuce]

I imagine eventually something will hit the fan with Nike and one of their schools/runners, etc. Just hoping it's not one involving Kentucky when it does!

 

In all honesty, I would be pretty surprised if UK ever got caught up in it, because I genuinely don't think they have to cheat to get players. They have been an NBA factory since Cal got there, and that's all these players are interested in.

[UKMustangFan]

In all honesty, I would be pretty surprised if UK ever got caught up in it, because I genuinely don't think they have to cheat to get players. They have been an NBA factory since Cal got there, and that's all these players are interested in.

 

Maybe so, and I could see it with them and a couple other of the blue bloods, but I'm simply of the belief that every major school is cheating (in some regards) at the D-1 level.

[Randy Parker]

Wasn't Bam Adebayo already accused of accepting money?

[All Blue]

In all honesty, I would be pretty surprised if UK ever got caught up in it, because I genuinely don't think they have to cheat to get players. They have been an NBA factory since Cal got there, and that's all these players are interested in.

 

I agree with this but will add that not one coach out there can police what these kids do or who they have accepted money from before they arrive on campus.

[TheDeuce]

I agree with this but will add that not one coach out there can police what these kids do or who they have accepted money from before they arrive on campus.

 

Agreed. And let's be honest, why wouldn't they take the money, especially the one and done types?

[MBWC41]

Agreed. And let's be honest, why wouldn't they take the money, especially the one and done types?

 

This is where I’m at.

 

Why wouldn’t a recruit, or specifically a family member of a recruit accept a bag full of cash from a shoe company executive or a booster ?

 

Just because the kid is on a scholarship to a basketball powerhouse doesn’t make the bills and groceries any cheaper for the family back home.

[00Rocket28]

Just saw a report Zion Williamson was asking recruiters for money and housing for his family. I doubt the NCAA will look into it since he’s at Duke

 

College basketball trial: Zion Williamson, Will Wade mentioned | SI.com

 

Later, the defense attempted to enter into the record a transcript of a recorded conversation in which then-Adidas consultant Merl Code told Townsend that Williamson’s father was “asking for opportunities from an occupational prospective. He's asking for money in the pocket. And he's asking for housing for him and the family." According to Moore’s reading, Townsend responded, "I've got to just try to work and figure out a way. Because if that's what it takes to get him for 10 months, we're going to have to do it some way."

 

It was the trial’s first mention of Williamson, a 6’7”, 285-pound forward who is among a star-studded incoming freshman class at Duke and has not otherwise been implicated in any recruiting-related wrongdoing. Koprivica, a 7-footer born in Serbia who attends Montverde Academy in Florida, is considered a four-star prospect and is reportedly being pursued by Florida State, Baylor, UCLA and USC, among others.