In Thursday’s corruption trial, both Marvin Bagley and Zion Williamson’s names came up although no particular allegations were made against Duke.
In Bagley’s case, USC was in early and apparently seen as a leader and in the covertly videotaped meeting, former financial adviser Marty Blazer said that “Tony (Bland) needed money to get to Marvin (Bagley III).
“He wasn’t going to go to UCLA or go to Duke. Tony was confident he had Marvin Bagley locked in at USC. When Marvin Bagley signs with USC, I need you guys on campus the moment he signs, be ready to get it to him ASAP.