Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball coach Bill Self was apparently aware of Adidas' role in the recruitment of Silvio De Sousa.
According to Mark Schlabach of ESPN.com, text messages presented by defense attorneys during the trial of former Adidas executive James Gatto, former Adidas employee Merl Code and Christian Dawkins, a former runner for former NBA agent Andy Miller, revealed Self and assistant coach Kurt Townsend were aware former Adidas consultant T.J. Gassnola helped recruit De Sousa to the Jayhawks.
Despite the texts, Schlabach noted Gassnola testified he didn't think Self or Townsend knew he was involved in exchanging money to steer recruits toward Kansas, an Adidas-sponsored school.