Quote:RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Maryland has joined the list of schools to receive a grand jury subpoena seeking records in the ongoing federal corruption investigation into college basketball.
The school released two subpoenas to The Associated Press and other media outlets Friday in response to public records requests. That follows North Carolina State's release in March of a similar subpoena seeking communication records between school officials and its former coaching staff, and ex-Wolfpack guard Dennis Smith Jr. and his representatives.
A March subpoena to Maryland sought communications or any information regarding possible improper payments to a former Maryland player — the school redacted the name, citing federal privacy laws — or that player's family. It also sought the personnel file of men's basketball assistant coach Orlando Ranson, as well as documents or communications regarding or involving Christian Dawkins — an agent runner and one of 10 men originally charged in the case last fall.
A June subpoena sought records tied to "the recruitment, eligibility and/or amateur status" of Silvio De Sousa, who played his freshman season at Kansas last year. De Sousa, a 6-foot-9 forward, joined the Jayhawks after graduating high school in December and was a reserve for a Final Four team.
(This post was last modified: 07-06-2018 10:59 PM by Wedge.)
(07-06-2018 10:48 PM)Wedge Wrote: Maryland received subpoenas regarding the feds' basketball investigation. Maryland revealed this only when having to respond to a FOIA request.
Quote:RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Maryland has joined the list of schools to receive a grand jury subpoena seeking records in the ongoing federal corruption investigation into college basketball.
The school released two subpoenas to The Associated Press and other media outlets Friday in response to public records requests. That follows North Carolina State's release in March of a similar subpoena seeking communication records between school officials and its former coaching staff, and ex-Wolfpack guard Dennis Smith Jr. and his representatives.
A March subpoena to Maryland sought communications or any information regarding possible improper payments to a former Maryland player — the school redacted the name, citing federal privacy laws — or that player's family. It also sought the personnel file of men's basketball assistant coach Orlando Ranson, as well as documents or communications regarding or involving Christian Dawkins — an agent runner and one of 10 men originally charged in the case last fall.
A June subpoena sought records tied to "the recruitment, eligibility and/or amateur status" of Silvio De Sousa, who played his freshman season at Kansas last year. De Sousa, a 6-foot-9 forward, joined the Jayhawks after graduating high school in December and was a reserve for a Final Four team.
And therein lies the added time bonus for the Kansas A.D. Long.
Another article about the recruiting of Silvio DeSousa, mentioned in the Maryland subpoena, who ended up going to Kansas.
The federal allegation appears to be that someone (maybe with Under Armour) paid DeSousa's family for committing to Maryland, and that (now former) adidas exec Jim Gatto came up with enough money to repay that first someone when DeSousa ended up at KU.
Quote:According to court documents, Gatto agreed to make payments to the legal guardian of a top-rated prospect. The guardian told an associate of Gatto's in August 2017 that he had been paid to steer the prospect to a university sponsored by a rival company of Adidas and would need to make repayment in order for the player to attend KU, where the player was more interested in attending.
On Aug. 30, 2017, the same day De Sousa announced he would play at KU, court documents say, the unnamed prospect announced, in a "surprise" decision, that he would enroll at Kansas over the school sponsored by the Adidas rival.
Another twist is Larry Brown's connection to both teams and to the legal guardian of DeSousa. (Brown is quoted in the article linked above.) Brown is a former KU coach, and Bill Self was a graduate assistant at KU when Brown coached there. Maryland coach Turgeon was a starter on KU's team when Brown coached there. Brown says he has been friends with DeSousa's guardian for a long time.
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Maryland received FBI subpoenas re hoops
