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by Michael Sokolove


  Bush, George W., 27

  Butt, Ron, 212

  Byers, Walter, 171–74

  Calipari, John, 117

  Cardinals basketball. See University of Louisville men’s basketball program

  Carroll, Pete, 108

  Carter, Kylia, 241–42

  CBS, 175

  Chamberlain, Wilt, 33

  cheating, causes of, 32, 100, 118

  Chuck Taylor shoes (“Chucks”), 33

  Churchill Downs, 14–15, 59

  City College of New York, 30

  CNBC, 53–54

  coaches

  athletes leveraged for personal gain of, 141

  and branded gear, 40–41

  bribery of, 4, 150, 152

  and buyouts, 178–79

  and compromised relationships with athletes, 112–13

  Dawkins on role of, 149–50

  defense of shoe/apparel companies, 35–36

  excluded from indictments, 183

  personality traits of, 143–44

  salaries of, 116–17, 178, 232, 236–37

  targeted by Code, 152

  targeted by Dawkins, 152–55

  and team sponsorship contacts, 34–35

  See also recruiting

  co-branding, 19–20

  Code, Merl, 151–52, 162–64, 167, 226

  college athletes. See athletes

  Commission on College Basketball, 190, 230–33, 240

  Conference USA, 64

  Converse, 33

  CP3 Rising Stars Camp, 49

  Creighton University, 51, 56

  Crum, Denny, 10, 14, 67–68, 88

  Curry, Stephen, 39

  Daniels, Evans, 53

  Dapper Dan Roundball Classic, 33

  Davis, Anthony, 55

  Dawkins, Christian

  ambitions, 159

  on assistant coaches, 150

  background, 127–31, 133–37

  and Bland, 152

  and Blazer, 138, 148–49

  and Bowen, 6, 123–25, 162, 182, 244, 246

  and Bowen family’s payoff, 163–65

  business strategy of, 154

  charges against, 22

  coaches/programs targeted by, 152–55

  and Code, 151–52

  court appearances, 156, 158–60

  Dorian’s Pride, 49, 133

  on engaging coaches, 149–50

  and exploitative model of NCAA, 129

  and FBI investigation, 147–48, 150–51, 165–68

  and financial management firm for athletes, 149–50, 152

  and Gatto, 226

  humor, 160

  legal defense, 114, 147–49, 159, 183

  and Michel, 148

  and Miller, 129, 135–36, 181

  NCAA violations, 128

  and Pitino, 168, 191–92, 194

  and Richardson, 153–55

  using athletes as bargaining chips, 181–82

  wiretap of phone, 194

  Dawkins, Dorian, 131–32, 133–35

  Dawkins, Lou, 129–30, 132, 133, 159

  Dellavedova, Matthew, 39

  Dennison, Ray, 173, 174

  Dieng, Gorgui, 80

  Donovan, Billy, 78–79

  Dorian’s Pride, 49, 133

  DraftExpress, 55

  Duke University, 45, 81, 88, 117

  Durant, Kevin, 39, 55

  Earhart, James, 72

  Eliason, Randall, 156

  Elite Youth Basketball League (EYBL), 113

  Emmert, Mark, 229–30

  ESPN

  Louisville’s midweek slot on, 11, 66–67

  and Power Five conferences, 177

  rankings of popular sports, 99

  recruitment coverage, 53

  and Strippergate, 86

  and Year of the Cardinal (2013), 85

  Evans, Lamont, 117, 149–50, 154–55, 156, 227

  Fair, Jordan, 117, 166–68, 170–71, 188, 223

  families of athletes

  AAU teams operated by, 113–14

  African American, 240

  benefits supplied to, 112

  money funneled to, 22, 110–11, 113–14, 115, 162, 163–65, 193–94, 225–26

  and payoff protocols, 22, 163

  and recruiters, 108, 110–11

  relocations of, 105–6, 169–70

  FanRag, 56

  Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). See investigation of college basketball by FBI

  Feinstein, John, 111

  Feldman, Gabriel, 136

  Final Fours

  and performance bonuses in contracts, 42–43

  Pitino’s teams in, 15–16, 58, 77–79, 81, 85

  Year of the Cardinal (2013), 85

  “fix virus,” 30

  Fleisher, Eric, 136

  football

  and Adidas contract, 40

  coaches’s salaries, 117

  money generated by athletes, 175

  professional, 99

  revenues of, 176–77

  Ford, Marisa, 58

  Forde, Pat, 181

  Forgrave, Reid, 80

  Fox, Mark, 228

  Francis, Clark, 102–4, 105, 106, 109

  gambling allegations, 31

  Gard, Eddie, 29

  Gatto, James

  and Augustine, 168–69

  and Bowen family’s payoff, 22, 124, 164, 168

  charges, 21

  and Dawkins, 226

  Konchalski on, 145–46, 183

  legal defense, 156

  money funneled to athletes and families, 21, 22, 225–26

  and Pitino, 124, 168

  role at Adidas, 145–46

  and Vaccaro, 38

  Gilbert, Sam, 27–28, 32

  Gildea, Dennis, 30–31

  grassroots basketball

  and assistant coaches, 185

  and commercialization of sports, 102, 115

  corporate funding of, 113–14

  Dawkins’s work in, 133–35

  in Las Vegas, 119–20

  and rankings assigned to players, 54

  recruiting in, 4, 54, 117

  and shoe/apparel companies, 4, 114, 144

  See also Amateur Athletic Union (AAU)

  Green, Draymond, 5, 6

  Greenberg, Alan, 28

  Greenberg, Craig, 210

  Grissom, David, 224

  Hancock, Luke, 82, 83, 88

  Haney, Steve, 114, 147–49, 159, 183

  Hardaway, Penny, 179

  Hardaway, Tim, Jr., 82

  Harris, Gary, 182

  Hawkins, Connie, 2, 242–43

  Henderson, Tim, 82

  Hervey, Curtis, 131

  Hickman, Bernard, 60

  Hill, Grant, 230–31

  Hoop Scoop, 103

  Hughes, Robert, 212

  IMG College, 98–99

  International Management Advisors (IMA), 135–36, 191

  investigation of college basketball by FBI

  announced to public, 3–4, 142–43, 148

  arrests made in, 3, 21, 116, 143

  Blazer’s undercover work in, 138, 140–42, 148, 151

  and Bowen, 22, 23, 169–71

  charges, 21, 24–25, 225–26

  and Dawkins, 147–48, 150–51

  defendants, 4, 143–46, 155–58

  focus of inquiry, 22

  Miller’s documents/computer seized in, 143

  origins, 137–38

  and Pitino, 22, 24–25, 189–90

  and pretrial hearing, 155–58

  teams targeted
in, 7

  Irving, Kyrie, 55

  Izzo, Tom, 50–51, 52, 132

  Jackson, Jaren, Jr., 50, 55

  Jackson, Josh, 113–14

  James, LeBron, 39, 50, 55, 103–4, 109, 241

  Jensen, Jonathan, 99

  Johnson, Janetta, 124

  Johnson, Jaylen, 124

  Johnson, Kenny, 117, 171, 188

  Johnson, Magic, 34

  Jones, Apples, 113–14

  Jones, Perry, 172

  Jordan, Michael, 34, 37, 39, 40, 101

  Jordan Brand Classic, 54–56, 127

  Junior Phenom Camp, 102–7

  Jurich, Haley, 206

  Jurich, Mark, 206, 222

  Jurich, Tom

  and Adidas contract, 20–21, 40–42, 195

  athletic director career, 63–65

  athletic facilities, 11, 200–205, 220

  athletic program built by, 7–8, 12, 207, 220, 222

  background, 10

  compensation, 9–10, 205–6, 217

  and conferences, 64–65

  50 Yard Line Dinner, 9, 11, 12, 15, 19–21, 24

  football program, 65–67

  and Louisville, 62–63

  and McDonnell’s salary, 236–37

  and NBA franchise, 204

  and Petrino, 92–94

  and Pitino, 7, 14, 61, 67–70, 92–94, 208, 213

  power held by, 62, 205–6

  and Ramsey, 211

  settlement with university, 221

  and Strippergate, 87, 92

  and Sypher sex scandal, 75, 79

  temperament, 12

  termination of, 23–24, 171, 219, 221

  and women’s sports, 200–201, 220

  Kaplan, Lewis, 155–58, 159

  Keller, Joe, 103, 104–5

  Kentucky, 59–60

  Kentucky Derby, 15, 23, 59, 84

  KFC Yum! Center, 11, 18, 57, 202–5, 208–9

  Kim, Joon, 138, 142–43, 174

  Klatt, Joel, 178

  Knight, Bobby, 29, 88

  Knight, Phil, 33, 34

  Knight Commission on Intercollegiate Athletics, 229–30, 241

  Konchalski, Tom

  on Bowen, 122

  on compromised relationships with athletes, 113

  on Gatto, 145–46, 183

  on Pitino, 183, 185

  on recruiting challenges, 111–12

  on shoe/apparel companies, 115

  Krzyzewski, Mike, 35–36, 81, 88, 117, 228

  La Lumiere prep school, 50, 55

  Landis, Kenesaw Mountain, 1

  Langford, Romeo, 6

  Las Vegas, 119–20, 165, 185

  Lavigne, Paula, 180

  Learfield, 98

  Lee, Spike, 34

  LeFors, Stefan, 67

  Littwin, Mike, 28

  Long Island University (LIU), 29–30, 31

  Los Angeles Times, 27

  Louisville, Kentucky

  culture, 58–59

  and Jurich’s family, 62–63

  and NBA franchise, 57, 203–4

  and Pitino, 57, 61, 69, 222–24

  pride in Louisville sports, 199–200

  racial history, 59–60

  Louisville Courier-Journal, 126, 166, 180, 209, 212–13, 218, 221

  Luker, Rich, 99

  Lupica, Mike, 29, 75, 76

  Mack, Chris, 239

  Malecke, Carrie, 46

  Manhattan College, 30

  Markkanen, Lauri, 181–82

  Martin, Frank, 227, 246

  Matute, Marjoriet T., 139

  MaxPreps, 53, 134

  McConnell, Mitch, 12, 62

  McDonald’s All-American Game, 36

  McDonnell, Dan, 236–37

  McGee, Andre, 85, 86–87, 89–90, 91

  McGrady, Tracy, 48–49

  McGuire, Chris, 19, 195

  MeanStreets, 49, 54, 122

  media coverage of recruiting, 52–56

  Meiners, Terry, 12, 13–14

  Michel, Rashan, 138–41, 148, 149

  Michigan Mustangs, 122

  Michigan State University

  and Bowen, 50–51, 52

  championship game of 2013, 82–84, 88

  and Richardson, 47

  Miller, Andy, 129, 135–37, 143, 149, 181–82, 191–92

  Miller, Sean, 144, 153, 228–29

  Minardi, Billy, 13, 90, 91

  Mitchell, Donovan, 16

  Mora, Jim, Jr., 20

  Murphy, Jim, 19

  Naismith, James, 2, 29

  National College Players Association, 177

  National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA)

  and African American families, 240

  and amateurism, 171–74, 240, 242

  Bowen suspended by, 246

  Byers on, 171–74

  Commission on College Basketball, 190, 230–33, 240

  criticisms of, 171–74, 241–42

  and Dawkins, 128

  exploitative model of, 128–29, 174, 180

  “impermissible benefits,” 18, 101, 128

  and injured athletes, 173–74

  Louisville victories vacated, 87–88

  penalties imposed by, 101–2

  policing role, 111

  policy on payments to student athletes, 172–74

  professional model, 234–36

  revenues of, 175, 176

  and revenues of athletic programs, 32

  rules violations of Pitino in Hawaii, 17, 68–69

  and Strippergate, 18, 87–88, 89

  and “student-athlete” term, 173

  tournaments, 176

  New York University, 30

  Nike

  advertising on campuses, 98

  and Bagley’s financial benefits, 113

  contracts with schools, 21, 34–35

  and Elite Youth Basketball League (EYBL), 113

  gear distributed by, 32

  and grassroots programs, 114, 233

  and Jordan, 34

  and Las Vegas tournaments, 119

  spatting policies, 41

  and UCLA, 41

  and Vaccaro, 33–34, 37

  North Carolina State University

  and Bowen, 51

  and FBI investigation, 7, 225–26

  Obama, Barack, 241

  Ohio State, 21, 177

  Oklahoma State University, 7, 117. See also Evans, Lamont

  Olajuwon, Hakeem, 34

  Olson, Lute, 153

  1Nation AAU, 113–14

  “one-and-done” era, 109, 128, 231

  O’Neill, Bruce, 68

  Padgett, David, 238–39

  Papa John’s Cardinal Stadium, 9, 11, 200, 201–2, 215, 216

  Patterson, Jim, 220

  Paul, Chris, 39, 49

  Payne, Kenny, 117

  Payton, Elfrid, 136

  Pearce, John Ed, 209

  Pearl, Bruce, 141

  Pence, Steve, 194

  Person, Chuck, 140–42, 156

  Petrino, Bobby, 92–94, 206

  Pitino, Joanne

  family, 13

  move to Louisville, 69

  and termination of Pitino, 188

  Pitino, Rick

  and Adidas, 168

  alias of, in court documents, 161

  assistant coaches of, 184–85, 191

  and Bingham, 212–14

  blame shifted to others, 87, 90, 190–91, 197, 198, 223

  and board of trustees, 213

  and Bowen, 122, 124–25, 168, 192–93, 244

  championship game of
2013, 82–84

  and city of Louisville, 57, 61, 69, 222–24

  coaching acumen and success, 7, 15–17, 58, 77–79, 80–84, 122, 183–84, 197–98

  control exerted by, 13–14

  and Dawkins, 168, 191–92, 194

  and Fair, 166–67

  and FBI investigation, 22, 24–25, 189–90

  Final Fours, 15–16, 58, 77–79, 81, 85

  and Gatto, 124, 168

  hired at Louisville, 14, 67–70

  horse racing, 14–15, 23, 69, 70, 84, 223–24

  and Jurich, 7, 14, 61, 67–70, 92–94, 208, 213

  lawsuits filed by, 193–97

  and NBA franchise, 204

  NCAA penalties for Strippergate, 87–88, 89, 91

  NCAA violations in Hawaii, 17, 68–69

  office, 123

  personality and lifestyle, 12–13, 57, 61, 70

  and Petrino, 92–94

  polygraph test, 192–93

  at Providence College, 77–79

  salary, 117, 180

  scandals (see Strippergate; Sypher sex scandal)

  and Schnatter, 215

  sideline pose, 82–83

  on size of recruiting pool, 114

  team of 2017–2018, 45, 46

  termination of, 23, 24–25, 170, 187–89, 191, 193, 198, 219, 221

  and three-point attempts, 78–79

  Vaccaro on, 38

  wife and family, 13, 69, 74, 94–95

  point shaving scandals, 2–3, 29–31

  Popovich, Gregg, 180

  Postel, Gregory, 12, 23–24, 187, 216, 220, 221

  Powell, Katrina, 85–86, 87, 89, 212

  Power Five conferences, 176–77, 178, 236

  Providence College, 77–79

  Ramsey, James, 61, 207, 211–12, 214, 218, 219

  recordings from FBI investigation

  and Blazer’s undercover work, 138

  and Bowen family’s payoff, 164

  and charges against defendants, 155

  describing recruiting process, 22, 162–63

  of meetings in Dawkins’s Las Vegas hotel room, 152, 165–68

  on payoff protocols, 22, 163

  scope of, 115–16

  recruiting

  assistant coaches’ roles in, 109–10, 111–12, 118–19, 185

  and athletes’ announcements of commitments, 6

  and attrition to NBA, 109

  and “babysitting,” 119

  competitive aspects of, 107–8

  and compromised relationships with athletes, 112–13

  deals discussed in Dawkins’s Las Vegas room, 165–68

  and demonstrating interest in athletes, 109–10

  and families of athletes, 108, 110–11

  and gambling allegations, 31

  in grassroots scene, 4, 54, 117

  at Jordan Brand Classic, 54–56

  and Junior Phenom Camp, 102–7

 

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