The NCAA released a statement from NCAA president Mark Emmert on Wednesday (11 October) that he will form a Commission on College Basketball to examine the, “critical aspects of a system that clearly is not working”. This news comes in response to the recent federal investigation into fraud and “pay to play” schemes that has upended the world of college basketball.
Louisville Hall of Fame coach Rick Pitino has already been relieved of his position and four assistant coaches have been arrested in connection to the scandal. USC’s Tony Bland, Arizona’s Book Richardson, Auburn’s Chuck Person, and Oklahoma State’s Lamont Evans have either made their first appearances in court or are scheduled to later this week.