NCAA Reportedly Inteviewed Ohio State’s JaQuan Lyle about
Louisville captured the title in 2012 and advanced to the Final Four in 2004 and 2011 and to the Elite Eight in 2007 and 2008. Louisville men’s basketball spokesman Kenny Klein had no comment on the report. According to the book, Andre McGee, a former staffer was the point person for the arrangements.
The NCAA is now in the process of interviewing former Louisville recruits to see if there is a pattern here.
The former player, who played during the years in question, spoke to ESPN.com under the condition of anonymity. Head coach Rick Pitino has denied any knowledge of these allegations but he could be on the hook here as this all falls under his watch. It was his first response to the allegations against the UofL basketball program. “And the girls left, and that was just that”. He said that the most money total he saw thrown on them was $100. Powell claims to have done 22 different shows for Cardinals players or recruits.
There are two sides to the story and the truth should be exposed fairly soon. Louisville would experience a one season postseason ban, Rick Pitino resigns or is suspended, reduced scholarships and recruiting sanctions. If this occurred, it is likely to be considered a violation of NCAA extra-benefit rules.
My longform piece on Maryland coach Mark Turgeon ran earlier this week, and, even with about 2,500 words, I couldn’t include all of the fascinating topics Turgeon and I discussed, among them what it’s been like to replace a legend in College Park like Gary Williams.
Florida State is the only team in the Atlantic Coast Conference that returns all five of its starters from last season.
Now, heading into his senior season, King is ranked as the No. 16 prospect in the 2016 class, per 247 Sports. The ban has the greatest chance of happening. Pitino said he would not walk away from the program Thursday evening during an interview with Terry Meiners on WHAS radio. “They want to make something special happen but aren’t taking anything for granted”. Louisville is still a prominent program and would be able to get a high profile coach to replace him and the program wouldn’t miss a beat.
He’s not on the roster yet, but 6-foot-7 swingman V.J. King has the ability to bring big things to the table as a freshman next season at Louisville. King? Would he still want to attend Louisville?
“You can’t appreciate what that building means to him and his family”.
Be better than this, Louisville fans.
Things at Louisville are not looking so great right now as the basketball program is coming under storm.
This is an interesting case in Louisville.
Adding further to the questionable news worthiness is that the owner of the Indiana Business Journal is also the owner of the publishing company who is publishing the book?
NEW YORK (AP) – Gotachancetodance rallied to beat Promotional by two lengths yesterday in the $77,000 allowance feature for fillies and mares on the turf at Belmont Park. Why did Powell allow her 15-year-old daughter to be involved?
A devout Catholic who has a priest sitting on the bench during games, Pitino survived a scandal a few years back when an extra-marital affair culminated in him paying for a lover to have an abortion. A lot of them players went to Louisville because of me, ‘ she writes.