Clemson men’s basketball coach Brad Brownell was not surprised by the scandal that rocked the college basketball world in late September.
Brownell told reporters at the Reserve at Lake Keowee on Wednesday afternoon that he was aware that shoe companies were involved with coaches and recruits well before the FBI’s investigation uncovered the corruption in the sport.
“The state of the game on the court is as good as it’s ever been. Certainly, the scandal that’s rocked the college basketball world puts a major stain on our game,” Brownell said. “We know these kinds of things have been going on, and they’ve been going on for a long time.