South Carolina men’s basketball head coach Frank Martin spoke about the arrest of his former assistant Lamont Evans, who has been connected to a recent federal corruption and bribery investigation into college basketball recruiting, saying news of the arrest “broke his heart.”
Martin also reiterated that he does not believe he or South Carolina are under investigation.
Evans surrendered to federal agents and was arrested Sept. 27 after the FBI filed charges the previous day accusing him of accepting $22,000 in bribes to steer recruits to certain schools.
At the time of his arrest, Evans worked as an assistant coach for Oklahoma State, which has since fired him.