All three defendants in the Adidas college basketball trial were found guilty Wednesday by a federal jury.
Adidas executive James Gatto, former Adidas consultant Merl Code and former sports agent Christian Dawkins were accused of conspiring to pay the families of players to attend schools sponsored by Adidas, including Kansas.
They were found guilty on all seven counts of wire fraud and conspiracy to commit wire fraud: three for Gatto, two for Dawkins and two for Code. Gatto was the only defendant charged in connection with Kansas; his former associate T.J. Gassnola testified he paid the family of former KU player Billy Preston $89,000 and the guardian of current Jayhawks player Silvio De Sousa $2,500 for online classes.