The college basketball world has been rocked by an FBI corruption investigation that has led to the arrests of assistant coaches, financial advisers, and an Adidas executive. Follow The Ringer’s coverage here.
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March 2, 2018
Sean Miller vs. ESPN, Top-Five NBA Draft, and Cleveland’s NFL Draft Conundrum
The Arizona coach rebuts allegations of recruiting violations
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March 1, 2018
Breaking Down Sean Miller’s Press Conference
Titus and Tate look at the Arizona coach’s refutation of ESPN’s report
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February 27, 2018
Are We Sure Sean Miller Dropped the Bag?
Titus and Tate discuss the FBI’s ongoing investigation in the wake of the report that the Arizona head coach was wiretapped
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February 27, 2018
Seven Thoughts on the State of College Basketball’s Ongoing FBI Investigation
What do we really know about Sean Miller’s wiretapped call, Christian Dawkins’s spreadsheets, and how the federal probe into the recruiting black market could impact this year’s coaches and players?
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February 24, 2018
Sean Miller Reportedly Caught on Wiretap Discussing $100K Payment for Deandre Ayton
An ESPN report links Arizona’s head coach to the FBI’s ongoing investigation into college basketball recruiting
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February 23, 2018
Thoughts on a Ho-hum FBI Investigation Update
Plus: the latest in the Michael Porter Jr. mystery
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February 23, 2018
The FBI’s Investigation Into College Basketball Recruiting Is Starting to Produce Names
A spreadsheet published Friday includes names of players next to monetary values listed as "loans." With March Madness right around the corner, where does the case go from here?
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September 27, 2017
'T'd Up' — PSA: College Basketball and Shoe Companies Don't Mix
Mark Titus and Tate Frazier break down the fallout from the sport’s latest scandal
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September 27, 2017
Rick Pitino’s Legacy As Basketball’s Most Notorious Pariah
Will the coach be remembered more for lifting Louisville to a national championship, or for leaving the program in a heap of wreckage after a glaringly scandal-ridden tenure?
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September 27, 2017
Rick Pitino Was Done in by His Most Predictable Scandal
Louisville’s head coach was entangled in several of the most stunning scandals in recent college basketball memory. He was ousted for being involved in the same corruption scheme that countless other schools are.
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September 26, 2017
An FBI Sting Operation Just Exposed College Basketball’s Worst-Kept Secret
Four assistant coaches were charged in a scandal that brings the sport’s dirty recruiting tactics to the forefront of the public consciousness. That could mean short-term chaos—and maybe long-term change.
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September 26, 2017
FBI Charges Four College Basketball Coaches in Alleged Fraud and Corruption Scheme
Ten men, including four assistant coaches and the Adidas Hoops director of global marketing, were charged after an undercover investigation by federal authorities