An Adidas employee who was charged Tuesday in federal court for bribing college basketball players was not involved with Kansas’ recently announced sponsorship contract with Adidas, according to KU assistant athletic director Jim Marchiony.
Jim Gatto, the director of global sports marketing for Adidas, was one of 10 people named in three separate cases presented by the Department of Justice on Tuesday.
KU, as part of its “Raise the Chant” fundraising announcement, revealed Friday that it had agreed to a 12-year extension with Adidas. The new pact — 14 years in total — will provide $191 million in sponsorship and apparel.