In a full-length feature story for VICE Sports released on Wednesday, Johnnie Vassar told the story of his time with the Northwestern basketball team and the circumstances that led to the end of his athletic scholarship. VICE Sports also published new details and documents pertaining to Vassar’s treatment and spoke to NCAA officials who suggested that the basketball program may have broken NCAA compliance rules.
The story, penned by Inside NU co-founder Kevin Trahan (full disclosure), tracks Vassar’s basketball career from his time in high school to the present. VICE interviewed Vassar for three hours in Chicago and also spoke to former Northwestern player Kale Abrahamson, who transferred from the school in 2014.