On Tuesday morning, news that the FBI had charged 10 individuals in a bribery and corruption scheme — including Oklahoma State associate head coach Lamont Evans — rocked the college basketball world.
The bombshell was a revelation of a two-year investigation into what U.S. Attorney Joon Kim called the “dark underbelly” of the sport. Four of the individuals charged in the investigation are current college basketball assistant coaches, some are agents, some are linked to sportswear companies, and one is a CEO of a financial services company.
Who’s involved
• OSU associate head coach Lamont Evans
• Arizona assistant Emanuel “Book” Richardson
• Auburn associate head coach Chuck Person
• USC assistant Tony Bland
• Director of Global Sports Marketing for Adidas, Jim Gatto
• Former Nike-turned-Adidas exececutive, Merl Code
• Former NBA agent Christian Dawkins
• Director of Adidas-sponsored program and President of the League Initiative, Jonathan Brad Augustine
• Financial advisor Munish Sood
• Representative of Thompson Bespoke Clothing, former NCAA referee Rashan Michel
What it means for OSU
According to United States Attorney Joon Kim, schools are not currently on the hook for this mess and have not been implicated, despite charges being made to assistant coaches at four schools.