New Yahoo article

[selles]

And so it begins...

Exclusive: Federal documents detail sweeping potential NCAA violations involving high-profile players, schools

 

[8893]

"Diamond Stone, at the time a freshman at Maryland, received $14,303 according to the documents."

Sounds cheap.

 

[AntG168]

Fultz got paid at Washington. Remember Chillious was the point man

 

[Mano]

Lots and lots of names of players we struck out on in there. Hope that bodes well for us. Hope the others get mother dinged HARD. But... probably not.

 

[selles]

Fultz got paid at Washington. Remember Chillious was the point man

Fultz is on the list, but all the article has are expense reports and financials from the agency that's in the federal crosshairs. This is going to raise a ton of eligibility/ineligible player issues but what's provided in the article - at this point anyway - doesn't show that any particular schools were directly involved or had knowledge of payments.

 

[UConnSwag11]

Fultz got paid at Washington. Remember Chillious was the point man

But what does that have to do with uconn? Unless he’s done it at uconn too

 

[djct1999]

This article is about some of the players being recruited by agents. Who cares. I want to know how uncle Wes and the squid funneled money to players to have ten of them go to Kentucky each year. I care more about schools buying recruits than I do agents buying clients.

Diamond Stone didn't choose Maryland because Andy Miller gave him 10k. He went because Kevin Plank gave him 100.

 

[AntG168]

But what does that have to do with uconn? Unless he’s done it at uconn too

I hope nothing

 

[UConnSwag11]

There’s potential impermissible benefits and preferential treatment for players and families of players at Duke, North Carolina, Texas, Kentucky, Michigan State, USC, Alabama and a host of other schools.

The documents link some of the sport’s biggest current stars – Michigan State’s Miles Bridges, Alabama’s Collin Sexton and Duke’s Wendell Carter – to specific potential extra benefits for either the athletes or their family members. The amounts tied to players in the case range from basic meals to tens of thousands of dollars.

A decent amount of players uconn when after that went on to other schools are listed

 

[UConnSwag11]

The nba should work with the ncaa to strip any agents of their ability to work for the league if they are talking to kids. They should also get rid of the one and done rule

 

[tcf15]

Juicy.

Names in that article:
Dennis Smith (NC State)
Isaiah Whitehead (Seton Hall)
Tim Quarterman (LSU)
Diamond Stone (Maryland)
Bam Adebayo (Kentucky)
Markelle Fultz (Washington)
Bennie Boatwright (USC)
Chimezie Metu (USC)
Eric Davis (Texas)
Brian Bowen (Louisville/South Carolina)
Kyle Kuzma (Utah)
P.J. Dozier (South Carolina)
Edmond Sumner (Xavier)
Fred VanVleet (Wichita State)
Jaron Blossomgame (Clemson)
Josh Jackson (Kansas)
Miles Bridges (MSU)
Collin Sexton (Alabama)
Wendell Carter (Duke)
Kevin Knox (Kentucky)
Tony Bradley (UNC)
Justin Patton (Creighton)
Prince Ibeh (Texas)
Demetrius Jackson (Notre Dame)
Wade Baldwin (Vanderbilt)
Malcolm Brogdon (Virginia)
Monte Morris (Iowa State)

 

[UConnSwag11]

This article is about some of the players being recruited by agents. Who cares. I want to know how uncle Wes and the squid funneled money to players to have ten of them go to Kentucky each year. I care more about schools buying recruits than I do agents buying clients.

Diamond Stone didn't choose Maryland because Andy Miller gave him 10k. He went because Kevin Plank gave him 100.

Maybe it’ll come out. I’m sure most coaches know what’s going on and might use asm as a middle man

 

[uconnphil2016]

This article is about some of the players being recruited by agents. Who cares. I want to know how uncle Wes and the squid funneled money to players to have ten of them go to Kentucky each year. I care more about schools buying recruits than I do agents buying clients.

It's important because schools aren't necessarily paying players directly--I think agents and shoe companies were, and that's how the school set up a system to pay players--right? I wouldn't be led to believe that schools were then paying back the agencies, as some of the players are described as having been 'bad' loans

 

[djct1999]

This is the tip of the iceberg. Clearly, whoever is leaking info to Thamel wants the shoe to drop before the NCAA tourney. Expect these articles to escalate the next few weeks. Grab some popcorn, sit back, and enjoy. I haven't been this interested in college hoops since 2014.

 

[boog204]

So won't all of the school's "involved" just state that they had no knowledge of any of this as it was through an agency and then get off scot-free?

 

[uconnphil2016]

I heard they paid Rakim Lubin 50k

 

[djct1999]

It's important because schools aren't necessarily paying players directly--I think agents and shoe companies were, and that's how the school set up a system to pay players--right? I wouldn't be led to believe that schools were then paying back the agencies, as some of the players are described as having been 'bad' loans

In this article, it seems to me that Markell Futz received money while at Washington not to go to Washington. Huge distinction between that and what went on at Louisville. I suppose there are many follow up questions but most important was when did he receive this money. Before he enrolled? First semester? Once the season ended?

 

[djct1999]

Maybe it’ll come out. I’m sure most coaches know what’s going on and might use asm as a middle man

Absolutely. Only one lazy, sloppy coach would get directly involved. I see you Rick! But they all know what is going on. Coach K knows, even if he chooses to turn a blind eye. The case of Duke is linear. Go back and trace when they became average to when they started out recruiting Kentucky. How did that happen? Straight cash homie. Look at Zion Williamson. Anytime a recruit like that pulls a last minute surprise, someone got involved behind the scenes.

 

[whaler11]

So won't all of the school's "involved" just state that they had no knowledge of any of this as it was through an agency and then get off scot-free?

Xavier first to punch.

 

[Matrim55]

Juicy.

Names in that article:
Dennis Smith (NC State)
Isaiah Whitehead (Seton Hall)
Tim Quarterman (LSU)
Diamond Stone (Maryland)
Bam Adebayo (Kentucky)
Markelle Fultz (Washington)
Bennie Boatwright (USC)
Chimezie Metu (USC)
Eric Davis (Texas)
Brian Bowen (Louisville/South Carolina)
Kyle Kuzma (Utah)
P.J. Dozier (South Carolina)
Edmond Sumner (Xavier)
Fred VanVleet (Wichita State)
Jaron Blossomgame (Clemson)
Josh Jackson (Kansas)
Miles Bridges (MSU)
Collin Sexton (Alabama)
Wendell Carter (Duke)
Kevin Knox (Kentucky)
Tony Bradley (UNC)
Justin Patton (Creighton)
Prince Ibeh (Texas)
Demetrius Jackson (Notre Dame)
Wade Baldwin (Vanderbilt)
Malcolm Brogdon (Virginia)
Monte Morris (Iowa State)

Stone, Boatwright & Kuzma were the only ones from this list we recruited hard.

 

[junglehusky]

Chickens, roosting, etc.

 

[QDOG5]

I heard they paid Rakim Lubin 50k

I'd ask for 100k back.

 

[Dream Jobbed 2.0]

But what does that have to do with uconn? Unless he’s done it at uconn too

He gave Isiah Whaley some fruit snacks and a juice box to come here.

 

[Uconn77Duke74]

Just when I thought the program had hit rock bottom and I would blame the AAC one more time -the FBI tosses us a bone- Now we can pretend we would have been totally fine if all of our recruits hadn't been bought by other schools.

 

[UChusky916]

Let's not count our chickens until they've hatched... I sure there's more to come and that this is the first of many.