The NCAA’s enforcement staff is not the adversary of college basketball powers. It exists to protect coaches, programs, and schools from the greed that destroys fairness. But don’t tell that to the University of Louisville. As with the University of North Carolina, which cleverly dodged massive penalties in response to academic fraud charges, Louisville is answering […]
The NCAA has transcripts of phone conversations that show beyond any rational doubt that University of Kansas basketball coach Bill Self was at least aware of major violations his program committed. Because of its labyrinthian enforcement and punishment protocols, Self is not only still the Kansas coach, it’s damn likely he will remain so until he […]
Cheating in college basketball recruiting is abhorrent because it elevates the result of the game over what should truly matter – the lessons that basketball instills in players and reinforces in fans. It’s not that winning isn’t important, but the magic of the game is the tug of war that exists between the selfish and selfless. Players […]
I love justice. The moments when justice happens seem few and far between, but that only makes them more enjoyable. When former basketball coach Rick Pitino sued the University of Louisville for more than $35-million in a wrongful termination lawsuit, I feared U of L might be forced to pay something to their ex-coach whose […]
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The dots that may lead from the lieutenant to the general weren’t connected, and so Louisville head basketball coach Rick Pitino will continue preparing his Cardinals for what could be a National Championship season. Former director of basketball operations Andre McGee kept his mouth shut, and Pitino escapes with only a single failure to monitor […]
by Kent Sterling We tend to get high and mighty about college sports – like it should be pure, chaste, and reflective of our best guess as to how teenagers should act. The coaches should be priests and the athletes alter boys. Those expectations are ridiculous. For a group to whom the word “No” has […]
by Kent Sterling With every word out of John Calipari’s mouth at the Midwest Sweet Sixteen in Indianapolis, I lost more faith in humanity. During a time when honesty matters less and less in government and business, Calipari is setting a course for the sub-basement where truth is not acknowledged as a concept. His assessments […]