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By Jeff Goodman and Gary Parrish | CBSSports.com College Basketball Insiders

 

The NCAA has contacted each school recruiting the nation's top-ranked high school basketball prospect, Shabazz Muhammad, and made them aware of financial dealings that could compromise Muhammad's amateur status, multiple sources have told CBSSports.com.

 

The sources told CBSSports.com that the NCAA is specifically interested in connections between Muhammad's family and financial planner Benjamin Lincoln and financial advisor Ken Kavanagh. Lincoln is a North Carolina-based financial analyst whose brother, Geoff Lincoln, is an assistant coach for Muhammad's high school team in Las Vegas. Kavanagh is a New York-based financial planner.

 

Muhammad's father, Ron Holmes, acknowledged to CBSSports.com in multiple phone calls this week that he knows both men and has been questioned by an NCAA investigator about the relationships. Sources told CBSSports.com Lincoln paid for at least two of Muhammad's unofficial visits to college campuses and that Kavanagh has helped fund Muhammad's summer team, the Las Vegas-based Dream Vision Foundation. Holmes, who has hired legal counsel to assist with getting the NCAA inquiry resolved, confirmed both statements as true to CBSSports.com.

Awesome. Oh and please come back MKG.

Figures.. Advisor didn't know it was against NCAA rules to pay for 2 unofficial visits? C'mon....My guess would be he'd have to pay it back and sit out like 10 games....I guess depending on how much he actually received.

Figures.. Advisor didn't know it was against NCAA rules to pay for 2 unofficial visits? C'mon....My guess would be he'd have to pay it back and sit out like 10 games....I guess depending on how much he actually received.

 

Unless he signs with UK, then he simply would never be eligible to play :lol:.

If he goes to UK he'll be ineligible.....Duke, UNC or UCLA and he'll be good to go.

Lovely. Just lovely.

This is such a grey area. I can certainly see where it catches the attention of the NCAA but if the relationship preceded Shabazz being recruited then it really becomes sticky. Derek Anderson had a prior relationship with Rajon so it was cool for him to drive DA's SUV.

In another world something like this could be easily figured out well in advance, but being the paragon of consistency and transparency that the NCAA is, I can't help but imagine how this thing will turn into an debilitating mess for someone.

but being the paragon of consistency and transparency that the NCAA is

 

:lol:

Didn't we just have a case like this recently? Seems like it was a kid from the Midwest.

Didn't we just have a case like this recently? Seems like it was a kid from the Midwest.

 

Selby @ KU?

If he goes to UK he'll be ineligible.....Duke, UNC or UCLA and he'll be good to go.

 

That is what I wanted to say. Amazing how many actually know the truth like that.

That is what I wanted to say. Amazing how many actually know the truth like that.

 

Except the fact that it's not the truth at all...

If MKG is serious about coming back, and Coach Cal knows it, I wouldn't be the least bit surprised to see UK back off Bazz, and go full force towards Noel and Bennett.

If MKG is serious about coming back, and Coach Cal knows it, I wouldn't be the least bit surprised to see UK back off Bazz, and go full force towards Noel and Bennett.

 

According to Matt Jones over at KSR. This really isn't new news...just new to the public.