As you may have heard, there was a bit of a scandal last year in regard to college basketball recruiting. After going under cover, tracking money, tapping phone lines, and checking bank statements, the FBI went after several coaches and shoe company representatives for manipulating the recruiting process.
While several names were thrown out across the country, perhaps the most direct impact on a top program was when ADIDAS consultant T.J. Gassnola testified that he personally gave $2,500 to the guardian of Kansas forward Silvio De Sousa. While Kansas has denied any knowledge of wrongdoing by their staff or De Sousa, they have held him out of competition while his eligibility is in question.