Maryland men’s basketball has once again come up in relation to the ongoing federal probe into college basketball. Adidas executive Jim Gatto’s trial began Monday and his attorneys alleged Tuesday morning that Under Armour offered Kansas’ Silvio De Sousa $20,000 to play for the Terps.
Gatto’s trial is the first to result from the probe, and it was first alleged in April that he paid De Sousa that same amount on behalf of Adidas. Maryland has already been subpoenaed twice for the probe, with the second directly looking for information into De Sousa’s recruitment.