FILE – In this March 21, 2013, file photo, in this image taken with a fisheye lens, the NCAA logo is displayed at mid-court before Albany’s practice for a second-round game of the NCAA college basketball tournament in Philadelphia. Barely a month ago, the NCAA was shamed into apologizing for trying to rig its own investigation into funny business at the University of Miami. According to a new report, that apology didn’t go nearly far enough. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum, File)
Jim Gatto, the director of global sports marketing for basketball at Adidas, conspired coaches to pay school athletes to play at colleges sponsored by Adidas according to sources. Four NCAA basketball coaches (Arizona, Auburn, Southern California and Oklahoma State) have been arrested as well as managers and financial advisors.
The investigation has been going on since 2015 after complaints were filed. One incident involved $100,000 to a family of a high school basketball player to convince him to sign with a “public research university” in Kentucky. many believe it’s Louisville a they signed a $160M deal with Adidas. The University of Miami signed a 12-year deal with Adidas in 2015 and there was an agreement to make payments up to $150,000 to a player as well.
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Other defendants include Jonathan Brad Augustine, president of nonprofit The League Initiative; Merl Code, the head of Nike’s Elite Youth Basketball League as of 2013; and Christian Dawkins, a former sports agent who was reportedly fired in May for charging $42,000 in Uber rides on an NBA player’s credit card.
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