How did Christian Dawkins, a 20-something upstart sports agent from Michigan, become the linchpin in a scandal that threatens dozens of college basketball's top programs?
Louisville basketball fans already know Dawkins for his role in bringing down men's basketball coach Rick Pitino and athletic director Tom Jurich, but fans of teams like Kentucky, Kansas and Maryland are about to get a lot more familiar with him.
One former and one current Kentucky basketball player and former Louisville player Brian Bowen were named in documents that appear to indicate NCAA rules violations and published by Yahoo Sports on Friday morning.