LSU guard Javonte Smart, whose recruitment by coach Will Wade has reportedly been linked to an FBI wiretap, will sit out Saturday's regular-season finale against Vanderbilt, the university announced.
Wade was suspended indefinitely by the university Friday after reports that FBI wiretaps intercepted telephone calls between the coach and aspiring business manager Christian Dawkins about frustration to close a "strong-ass offer" for a recruit.
According to people familiar with the calls, Wade was frustrated with a handler of Smart, who was then a top-50 recruit from Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Now a freshman, Smart is averaging 11.