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Text messages show Bill Self and Kansas coaches knew of Adidas’ shady role in recruiting

When the FBI got involved with the nationwide college basketball scandal, some Kansas players and those associated with the program were named in the initial documents, and it seemed like it was just the start of more information connected with the Jayhawks.

The FBI trial began, and as expected, a few other tidbits came out about Kansas’ involvement with Adidas and some of the shady characters connected with the apparel company. The more in-depth we got, the more we learned about both current Kansas forward Silvio De Sousa and former guard Billy Preston and their highly questionable recruitments.