SAN FRANCISCO – Pac-12 commissioner Larry Scott spent the majority of Thursday’s men’s basketball media day fielding questions about the widespread college basketball corruption scandal that’s snared half of the schools in the conference while simultaneously defending the league’s integrity following a video replay review snafu during a recent football game.
First, the FBI investigation and federal trial that’s implicated notable former Pac-12 stars including Washington’s Markelle Fultz and Utah’s Kyle Kuzma in a pay-for-play scheme.
“I’ve got no reason to believe that there’s a systemic problem,” Scott said referring to alleged recruiting misdeeds by coaches, assistants and players at Arizona, Oregon, UCLA and USC.