Nike Payouts - UK

[UCONN-NYC]

Filings suggest Nike paid in pursuit of players

Newly released emails and text messages in the case against attorney Michael Avenatti suggest that Nike officials were making under-the-table payments to handlers and families of top college basketball prospects.

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In a text message exchange on July 6, 2017, with an assistant coach at the University of Kentucky -- identified with only the initials KP in records submitted as exhibits in the federal criminal case -- DeBose wrote that he provided money to about 10 Nike EYBL coaches "who are helping families to the total of about 200K annually."
Kentucky has an assistant coach named Kenny Payne. Neither Payne nor Wildcats coach John Calipari could be reached Friday night for comment.

 

[ctchamps]

Filings suggest Nike paid in pursuit of players

Newly released emails and text messages in the case against attorney Michael Avenatti suggest that Nike officials were making under-the-table payments to handlers and families of top college basketball prospects.

www.espn.com

In a text message exchange on July 6, 2017, with an assistant coach at the University of Kentucky -- identified with only the initials KP in records submitted as exhibits in the federal criminal case -- DeBose wrote that he provided money to about 10 Nike EYBL coaches "who are helping families to the total of about 200K annually."
Kentucky has an assistant coach named Kenny Payne. Neither Payne nor Wildcats coach John Calipari could be reached Friday night for comment.

Perfect timing. Check out the Cliff Omoruyi thread. Put this there immediately.

 

[Ricker]

Avenatti filing: Nike OK'd payments to Zion, more

Attorneys representing Michael Avenatti filed a motion Wednesday that alleges that a Nike employee at least approved payments to former Duke star Zion Williamson and former Indiana star Romeo Langford when they were still in high school in February 2017.

www.espn.com

Additional dirt

 

[jayfromfla]

Filings suggest Nike paid in pursuit of players

Newly released emails and text messages in the case against attorney Michael Avenatti suggest that Nike officials were making under-the-table payments to handlers and families of top college basketball prospects.

www.espn.com

In a text message exchange on July 6, 2017, with an assistant coach at the University of Kentucky -- identified with only the initials KP in records submitted as exhibits in the federal criminal case -- DeBose wrote that he provided money to about 10 Nike EYBL coaches "who are helping families to the total of about 200K annually."
Kentucky has an assistant coach named Kenny Payne. Neither Payne nor Wildcats coach John Calipari could be reached Friday night for comment.

SHOCK!!! Where there is Calipari there is recruiting violations?? Pitt, UMass, Memphis and now UK. How could this happen?

 

[upstater]

Kentucky is looking at another Calipari postseason ban.

 

[selles]

Filings suggest Nike paid in pursuit of players

Newly released emails and text messages in the case against attorney Michael Avenatti suggest that Nike officials were making under-the-table payments to handlers and families of top college basketball prospects.

www.espn.com

In a text message exchange on July 6, 2017, with an assistant coach at the University of Kentucky -- identified with only the initials KP in records submitted as exhibits in the federal criminal case -- DeBose wrote that he provided money to about 10 Nike EYBL coaches "who are helping families to the total of about 200K annually."
Kentucky has an assistant coach named Kenny Payne. Neither Payne nor Wildcats coach John Calipari could be reached Friday night for comment.

My guess is that's about a tenth of their income from playing at KY. SEC boosters need something to do and it sure ain't KY football.

 

[UConnStats]

No shot in hell Kentucky will get any penalty for this

 

[upstater]

No shot in hell Kentucky will get any penalty for this

You're wrong. The NCAA is moving against them aggressively. Calipari has already been dinged twice with Final 4 removals, and this is the 3rd Strike against him. They are looking at a postseason ban.

 

[UConnStats]

You're wrong. The NCAA is moving against them aggressively. Calipari has already been dinged twice with Final 4 removals, and this is the 3rd Strike against him. They are looking at a postseason ban.

I’d eagerly welcome the “I told you so” if/when this proves correct.

I’m also not sure a postseason ban would even do anything to Kentucky. Kids don’t go there to win, they go there to enhance their resume for the NBA. The tournament isn’t their bread and butter, the media and scout attention is, and it won’t stop regardless.

 

[Dooooooomed]

Yup. Even with a 1 year post-season ban, they'd "only" pull a Top 20 class instead of Top 5. Then back to business the following year.

 

[Dream Jobbed 2.0]

Considering Cal and recruits don’t care at all about the postseason a ban means nothing. They’ll keep paying one year rentals until they get the death penalty and Cal is put in prison.

 

[upstater]

Yup. Even with a 1 year post-season ban, they'd "only" pull a Top 20 class instead of Top 5. Then back to business the following year.

Yes, but players like Omoruyi won't appear in March Madness.

 

[MattMang23]

Yes, but players like Omoruyi won't appear in March Madness.

Why wouldn’t a UConn player appear in March Madness?

 

[phillionaire]

You absolutely hate to see it

 

[Engineer90]

Oh, please let him end up in prison!!! Then the toothless rednecks can move on to being delusional about another cheating coach. Good lord, did they really imply that another coach cheated? They win the gold medal in the delusional olympics!

 

[dennismenace]

I’d eagerly welcome the “I told you so” if/when this proves correct.

I’m also not sure a postseason ban would even do anything to Kentucky. Kids don’t go there to win, they go there to enhance their resume for the NBA. The tournament isn’t their bread and butter, the media and scout attention is, and it won’t stop regardless.

And perhaps cash.

 

[Jaker]

Cal doing what Cal does best, fleecing BBN. Put a bunch of kids in the NBA and not win titles for 6 million a year.

 

[Adios]

Give Louisville their NBA franchise already.