It was long suspected that recruiting in college basketball was a dirty business, but now we know exactly how dirty it is.
Thanks to an FBI investigation that resulted in the arrests of four assistant coaches, an Adidas executive and legendary Louisville coach Rick Pitino being placed on unpaid administrative leave with all signs pointing to his dismissal, college basketball has officially been turned upside down.
Assistant coaches Tony Bland of USC, Book Richardson of Arizona, Lamont Evans of Oklahoma State and Chuck Person of Auburn were among those charged with various crimes, along with James Gatto, Adidas Global Sports marketing director for basketball.