Report: NCAA teams, players ID'd in FBI probe

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Michael Avenatti won't testify at his extortion trial
Avenatti stood as he formally told U.S. District Judge Paul G. Gardephe out of the jury's presence that he would not testify at the trial, where he is accused of trying to extort up to $25 million from Nike with threats to muddy its name with allegations of corruption. Avenatti, 48, has pleaded not guilty to charges in all three criminal cases.
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Jury convicts Michael Avenatti of attempted Nike extortion
Avenatti, who rose to fame two years ago by representing adult film actress Stormy Daniels in her lawsuit against President Donald Trump, was convicted on felony charges of transmission of interstate communications with intent to extort, attempted extortion and honest services wire fraud. U.S. District Court Judge Paul G. Gardephe will sentence Avenatti on June 17. He faces up to 20 years in prison.
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Court filing alleges NCAA recruiting violation under Mark Dantonio
The NCAA has reached out to Hayes to ask about the incident, a source said. Per NCAA rules, Blackwell was not allowed to be part of off-campus recruiting during that time at Michigan State because he was not one of the program's on-field coaches.

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College hoops corruption witness testifies in UNC football illegal benefits case
The three 2019 charges involved Hawkins providing money to former UNC football players Charles Brown ($1,000), Marvin Austin ($1,250) and Kendric Burney ($1,500), though prosecutors dropped the charge tied to Austin on Tuesday.

Former Penn coach Jerome Allen gets 15-year show-cause penalty
The NCAA also placed the Quakers on two years' probation, fined them $5,000, imposed a three-week ban on men's basketball recruiting communications and reduced the number of recruiting days by seven.
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Looks like it's time for Mariner 10 to pay a few more visits...

 

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NC State accepts NCAA referral to try case with newly formed panel
In July, NC State received a notice of allegations from the NCAA regarding the Wolfpack's recruitment of former star player Dennis Smith Jr. In December, NC State officials disputed that there was sufficient evidence to prove the NCAA's allegation that Gassnola gave $40,000 to Early, who was supposed to help facilitate getting the money to Smith's family.
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Louisville hit with NCAA notice of allegations
Louisville is the seventh program to receive an NCAA Notice of Allegations stemming from an FBI investigation into college basketball. Kansas, NC State, Oklahoma State and South Carolina were all accused of Level I violations. USC and TCU did not publicly release their notices or the allegations they were facing.
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Adidas files suit against Brian Bowen II's father, 2 others
The cross-claims against Brian Bowen Sr., former Adidas consultant T.J. Gassnola and financial planner Munish Sood were made in the sneaker company's answer to an amended complaint by Brian Bowen II, who alleges Adidas and others derailed his career by causing the NCAA to rule him ineligible.

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NCAA enforcement office calls Kansas' violations 'egregious, severe'​

The NCAA enforcement staff said Kansas' basketball program committed "egregious" and "severe" rules violations that "significantly undermine and threaten the NCAA Collegiate Model," and alleged that Jayhawks coach Bill Self and assistant Kurtis Townsend "embraced, welcomed and encouraged" Adidas employees and consultants to influence high-profile basketball recruits to sign with Kansas.That was the NCAA enforcement staff's position in its 92-page reply to Kansas that the university released on Thursday. The Jayhawks are charged with five Level I rules violations -- the most serious -- including lack of institutional control. Self is charged with head-coach responsibility violations. Because of the complexity and severity of the allegations, and Kansas' position regarding Adidas' role, the case might be processed through the independent accountability resolutions process (IARP). An independent resolution panel (IRP), consisting of five independent members with legal, higher education and/or sports backgrounds, would hear the case and decide what penalties the Jayhawks would face. The IRP's decision is final, and there are no appeals.

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Assistant basketball coach Kenny Johnson, named in NCAA notice, out at La Salle
Johnson was placed on administrative leave and then fired by Louisville in 2017, shortly after the federal investigation that also resulted in the firing of Louisville head coach Rick Pitino, athletic director Tom Jurich and assistant coach Jordan Fair.
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Independent panel to rule on NC State recruitment case
Specifically, the NCAA has alleged ex-assistant Orlando Early provided Smith and his associates approximately $46,700 in impermissible benefits including $40,000 that a government witness testified he delivered to Early, intended for Smith's family in 2015.
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Oklahoma State given 1-year NCAA tournament ban, will appeal
The penalties are the result of a Level I violation involving former associate head coach Lamont Evans, who was sentenced in June 2019 to three months in prison for accepting between $18,150 and $22,000 in bribes to steer players from South Carolina and Oklahoma State to certain agents and financial advisers.

 

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Arizona self-imposes one-year postseason ban on men's basketball team
The decision comes as a result of the NCAA investigation stemming from the 2017 federal investigation into corruption in college basketball and college basketball recruiting.

 

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Federal appeals court upholds 2019 convictions of Christian Dawkins, Merl Code in men's basketball bribery case
The ruling by the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Manhattan affirmed the 2019 convictions of Christian Dawkins and youth basketball coach Merl Code on a single conspiracy count. Dawkins was also convicted of bribery. They were acquitted of some other charges.

Ex-Louisville hoops assistant Dino Gaudio pleads guilty on extortion charge, will avoid prison time
Dino Gaudio was dismissed from the team along with another assistant in March after the Cardinals missed the NCAA tournament.

 

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Former Georgetown tennis coach gets 2 1/2 years in bribery scandal
The sentence for Gordon Ernst is by far the toughest punishment handed down so far in the sprawling college admissions bribery scandal that shined a light on the lengths some rich parents will go to get their kids into the nation's most selective schools.

 

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Ex-USC Trojans women's soccer coach Ali Khosroshahin sentenced to 6 months of home confinement in college admission scandal
Khosroshahin is the fifth athletic coach to be sentenced in in the Operation Varsity Blues probe that revealed a scheme to get wealthy kids into top universities through rigged test scores and bogus athletic credentials.

 

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Kansas suspends head coach Bill Self, assistant Kurtis Townsend in infraction case
Self and Townsend were named in the NCAA's notice of allegations that accused the school of five Level I violations tied to its relationship with Adidas. Self and Townsend had already been barred from off-campus recruiting visits from April to July of this year.

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Self-Imposed Penalties for Kansas​

• Basketball coach Bill Self and assistant coach Kurtis Townsend suspended for the first four games of this season.
• Self and Townsend were barred from off-campus recruiting-related activities for four months (April through July 2022).
• Reduction of four official recruiting visits during this academic year and in 2023-24.
• Reduction of three total scholarships in men's basketball, to be distributed over next three years.
• Six-week ban on recruiting communications, a six-week ban on unofficial visits and a 13-day reduction in recruiting days during 2022-23.
• No recruiting visits for 2022 Late Night in the Phog.