NCAA Investigating Kentucky Basketball Program for Contact with Agents
TMZ reported early this morning that the NCAA is investigating the University of Kentucky men’s basketball team and four players in particular for their involvement with a sports agent, which is illegal under the NCAA by-laws.
According to a source who was interviewed by an NCAA investigator, the agency is interested in at least four players — two current and two who were just drafted by NBA teams.
In the case of one former Wildcat, we’re told the NCAA wants to know about his relationship with his current agent. We’re told the investigator asked about multiple meetings the agent allegedly had with the player … dating back to the player’s senior year in high school.
The insinuation is the agent had an arrangement with the player before he went to Kentucky.
Kentucky set a record last week as they had five players: John Wall, DeMarcus Cousins, Patrick Patterson, Eric Bledsoe, and Daniel Orton selected in the first round of the 2010 NBA Draft (Complete Draft Results).
The Wildcats have been under heavier scrutiny since they hired John Calipari to be their head coach last year. Calipari is the only coach in NCAA history to have two Final Four appearances vacated.
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if true, hope they give Cal show-cause penalty and take away the wins. That would mean not the first to 2000 and no longer all time win leader. And I have season tickets to UK. Tired of their attitude and all about the mone ways. Time to put sports into perspective.