The Oregon Ducks men's basketball program was twice mentioned in the college basketball recruiting scandal trial of Adidas executive Jim Gatto this week.
In her opening statements, Casey Donnelly, Gatto's attorney, claimed Oregon offered "an astronomical amount of money" in its recruitment of class of 2017 five-star small forward Brian Bowen Jr. before he signed with Louisville.
On Wednesday, according to Yahoo Sports columnist Dan Wetzel, documents revealed in court indicate that former Oregon Ducks 5-star recruit Troy Brown Jr. was given $5,000 for "Mayweather tickets."
But while Thursday's court proceedings proved to be a bombshell for several college basketball and A.