Bush, George W., 27
Butt, Ron, 212
Byers, Walter, 171–74
Calipari, John, 117
Cardinals basketball. See University of Louisville men’s basketball program
Carroll, Pete, 108
Carter, Kylia, 241–42
CBS, 175
Chamberlain, Wilt, 33
cheating, causes of, 32, 100, 118
Chuck Taylor shoes (“Chucks”), 33
Churchill Downs, 14–15, 59
City College of New York, 30
CNBC, 53–54
coaches
athletes leveraged for personal gain of, 141
and branded gear, 40–41
bribery of, 4, 150, 152
and buyouts, 178–79
and compromised relationships with athletes, 112–13
Dawkins on role of, 149–50
defense of shoe/apparel companies, 35–36
excluded from indictments, 183
personality traits of, 143–44
salaries of, 116–17, 178, 232, 236–37
targeted by Code, 152
targeted by Dawkins, 152–55
and team sponsorship contacts, 34–35
See also recruiting
co-branding, 19–20
Code, Merl, 151–52, 162–64, 167, 226
college athletes. See athletes
Commission on College Basketball, 190, 230–33, 240
Conference USA, 64
Converse, 33
CP3 Rising Stars Camp, 49
Creighton University, 51, 56
Crum, Denny, 10, 14, 67–68, 88
Curry, Stephen, 39
Daniels, Evans, 53
Dapper Dan Roundball Classic, 33
Davis, Anthony, 55
Dawkins, Christian
ambitions, 159
on assistant coaches, 150
background, 127–31, 133–37
and Bland, 152
and Blazer, 138, 148–49
and Bowen, 6, 123–25, 162, 182, 244, 246
and Bowen family’s payoff, 163–65
business strategy of, 154
charges against, 22
coaches/programs targeted by, 152–55
and Code, 151–52
court appearances, 156, 158–60
Dorian’s Pride, 49, 133
on engaging coaches, 149–50
and exploitative model of NCAA, 129
and FBI investigation, 147–48, 150–51, 165–68
and financial management firm for athletes, 149–50, 152
and Gatto, 226
humor, 160
legal defense, 114, 147–49, 159, 183
and Michel, 148
and Miller, 129, 135–36, 181
NCAA violations, 128
and Pitino, 168, 191–92, 194
and Richardson, 153–55
using athletes as bargaining chips, 181–82
wiretap of phone, 194
Dawkins, Dorian, 131–32, 133–35
Dawkins, Lou, 129–30, 132, 133, 159
Dellavedova, Matthew, 39
Dennison, Ray, 173, 174
Dieng, Gorgui, 80
Donovan, Billy, 78–79
Dorian’s Pride, 49, 133
DraftExpress, 55
Duke University, 45, 81, 88, 117
Durant, Kevin, 39, 55
Earhart, James, 72
Eliason, Randall, 156
Elite Youth Basketball League (EYBL), 113
Emmert, Mark, 229–30
ESPN
Louisville’s midweek slot on, 11, 66–67
and Power Five conferences, 177
rankings of popular sports, 99
recruitment coverage, 53
and Strippergate, 86
and Year of the Cardinal (2013), 85
Evans, Lamont, 117, 149–50, 154–55, 156, 227
Fair, Jordan, 117, 166–68, 170–71, 188, 223
families of athletes
AAU teams operated by, 113–14
African American, 240
benefits supplied to, 112
money funneled to, 22, 110–11, 113–14, 115, 162, 163–65, 193–94, 225–26
and payoff protocols, 22, 163
and recruiters, 108, 110–11
relocations of, 105–6, 169–70
FanRag, 56
Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). See investigation of college basketball by FBI
Feinstein, John, 111
Feldman, Gabriel, 136
and performance bonuses in contracts, 42–43
Pitino’s teams in, 15–16, 58, 77–79, 81, 85
Year of the Cardinal (2013), 85
“fix virus,” 30
Fleisher, Eric, 136
football
and Adidas contract, 40
coaches’s salaries, 117
money generated by athletes, 175
professional, 99
revenues of, 176–77
Ford, Marisa, 58
Forde, Pat, 181
Forgrave, Reid, 80
Fox, Mark, 228
Francis, Clark, 102–4, 105, 106, 109
gambling allegations, 31
Gard, Eddie, 29
Gatto, James
and Augustine, 168–69
and Bowen family’s payoff, 22, 124, 164, 168
charges, 21
and Dawkins, 226
Konchalski on, 145–46, 183
legal defense, 156
money funneled to athletes and families, 21, 22, 225–26
and Pitino, 124, 168
role at Adidas, 145–46
and Vaccaro, 38
Gilbert, Sam, 27–28, 32
Gildea, Dennis, 30–31
grassroots basketball
and assistant coaches, 185
and commercialization of sports, 102, 115
corporate funding of, 113–14
Dawkins’s work in, 133–35
in Las Vegas, 119–20
and rankings assigned to players, 54
recruiting in, 4, 54, 117
and shoe/apparel companies, 4, 114, 144
See also Amateur Athletic Union (AAU)
Green, Draymond, 5, 6
Greenberg, Alan, 28
Greenberg, Craig, 210
Grissom, David, 224
Hancock, Luke, 82, 83, 88
Haney, Steve, 114, 147–49, 159, 183
Hardaway, Penny, 179
Hardaway, Tim, Jr., 82
Harris, Gary, 182
Hawkins, Connie, 2, 242–43
Henderson, Tim, 82
Hervey, Curtis, 131
Hickman, Bernard, 60
Hill, Grant, 230–31
Hoop Scoop, 103
Hughes, Robert, 212
IMG College, 98–99
International Management Advisors (IMA), 135–36, 191
investigation of college basketball by FBI
announced to public, 3–4, 142–43, 148
arrests made in, 3, 21, 116, 143
Blazer’s undercover work in, 138, 140–42, 148, 151
and Bowen, 22, 23, 169–71
charges, 21, 24–25, 225–26
and Dawkins, 147–48, 150–51
defendants, 4, 143–46, 155–58
focus of inquiry, 22
Miller’s documents/computer seized in, 143
origins, 137–38
and Pitino, 22, 24–25, 189–90
and pretrial hearing, 155–58
teams targeted
in, 7
Irving, Kyrie, 55
Izzo, Tom, 50–51, 52, 132
Jackson, Jaren, Jr., 50, 55
Jackson, Josh, 113–14
James, LeBron, 39, 50, 55, 103–4, 109, 241
Jensen, Jonathan, 99
Johnson, Janetta, 124
Johnson, Jaylen, 124
Johnson, Kenny, 117, 171, 188
Johnson, Magic, 34
Jones, Apples, 113–14
Jones, Perry, 172
Jordan, Michael, 34, 37, 39, 40, 101
Jordan Brand Classic, 54–56, 127
Junior Phenom Camp, 102–7
Jurich, Haley, 206
Jurich, Mark, 206, 222
Jurich, Tom
and Adidas contract, 20–21, 40–42, 195
athletic director career, 63–65
athletic facilities, 11, 200–205, 220
athletic program built by, 7–8, 12, 207, 220, 222
background, 10
compensation, 9–10, 205–6, 217
and conferences, 64–65
50 Yard Line Dinner, 9, 11, 12, 15, 19–21, 24
football program, 65–67
and Louisville, 62–63
and McDonnell’s salary, 236–37
and NBA franchise, 204
and Petrino, 92–94
and Pitino, 7, 14, 61, 67–70, 92–94, 208, 213
power held by, 62, 205–6
and Ramsey, 211
settlement with university, 221
and Strippergate, 87, 92
and Sypher sex scandal, 75, 79
temperament, 12
termination of, 23–24, 171, 219, 221
and women’s sports, 200–201, 220
Kaplan, Lewis, 155–58, 159
Keller, Joe, 103, 104–5
Kentucky, 59–60
Kentucky Derby, 15, 23, 59, 84
KFC Yum! Center, 11, 18, 57, 202–5, 208–9
Kim, Joon, 138, 142–43, 174
Klatt, Joel, 178
Knight, Bobby, 29, 88
Knight, Phil, 33, 34
Knight Commission on Intercollegiate Athletics, 229–30, 241
Konchalski, Tom
on Bowen, 122
on compromised relationships with athletes, 113
on Gatto, 145–46, 183
on Pitino, 183, 185
on recruiting challenges, 111–12
on shoe/apparel companies, 115
Krzyzewski, Mike, 35–36, 81, 88, 117, 228
La Lumiere prep school, 50, 55
Landis, Kenesaw Mountain, 1
Langford, Romeo, 6
Las Vegas, 119–20, 165, 185
Lavigne, Paula, 180
Learfield, 98
Lee, Spike, 34
LeFors, Stefan, 67
Littwin, Mike, 28
Long Island University (LIU), 29–30, 31
Los Angeles Times, 27
Louisville, Kentucky
culture, 58–59
and Jurich’s family, 62–63
and NBA franchise, 57, 203–4
and Pitino, 57, 61, 69, 222–24
pride in Louisville sports, 199–200
racial history, 59–60
Louisville Courier-Journal, 126, 166, 180, 209, 212–13, 218, 221
Luker, Rich, 99
Lupica, Mike, 29, 75, 76
Mack, Chris, 239
Malecke, Carrie, 46
Manhattan College, 30
Markkanen, Lauri, 181–82
Martin, Frank, 227, 246
Matute, Marjoriet T., 139
MaxPreps, 53, 134
McConnell, Mitch, 12, 62
McDonald’s All-American Game, 36
McDonnell, Dan, 236–37
McGee, Andre, 85, 86–87, 89–90, 91
McGrady, Tracy, 48–49
McGuire, Chris, 19, 195
MeanStreets, 49, 54, 122
media coverage of recruiting, 52–56
Meiners, Terry, 12, 13–14
Michel, Rashan, 138–41, 148, 149
Michigan Mustangs, 122
Michigan State University
and Bowen, 50–51, 52
championship game of 2013, 82–84, 88
and Richardson, 47
Miller, Andy, 129, 135–37, 143, 149, 181–82, 191–92
Miller, Sean, 144, 153, 228–29
Minardi, Billy, 13, 90, 91
Mitchell, Donovan, 16
Mora, Jim, Jr., 20
Murphy, Jim, 19
Naismith, James, 2, 29
National College Players Association, 177
National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA)
and African American families, 240
and amateurism, 171–74, 240, 242
Bowen suspended by, 246
Byers on, 171–74
Commission on College Basketball, 190, 230–33, 240
criticisms of, 171–74, 241–42
and Dawkins, 128
exploitative model of, 128–29, 174, 180
“impermissible benefits,” 18, 101, 128
and injured athletes, 173–74
Louisville victories vacated, 87–88
penalties imposed by, 101–2
policing role, 111
policy on payments to student athletes, 172–74
professional model, 234–36
revenues of, 175, 176
and revenues of athletic programs, 32
rules violations of Pitino in Hawaii, 17, 68–69
and Strippergate, 18, 87–88, 89
and “student-athlete” term, 173
tournaments, 176
New York University, 30
Nike
advertising on campuses, 98
and Bagley’s financial benefits, 113
contracts with schools, 21, 34–35
and Elite Youth Basketball League (EYBL), 113
gear distributed by, 32
and grassroots programs, 114, 233
and Jordan, 34
and Las Vegas tournaments, 119
spatting policies, 41
and UCLA, 41
and Vaccaro, 33–34, 37
North Carolina State University
and Bowen, 51
and FBI investigation, 7, 225–26
Obama, Barack, 241
Ohio State, 21, 177
Oklahoma State University, 7, 117. See also Evans, Lamont
Olajuwon, Hakeem, 34
Olson, Lute, 153
1Nation AAU, 113–14
“one-and-done” era, 109, 128, 231
O’Neill, Bruce, 68
Padgett, David, 238–39
Papa John’s Cardinal Stadium, 9, 11, 200, 201–2, 215, 216
Patterson, Jim, 220
Paul, Chris, 39, 49
Payne, Kenny, 117
Payton, Elfrid, 136
Pearce, John Ed, 209
Pearl, Bruce, 141
Pence, Steve, 194
Person, Chuck, 140–42, 156
Petrino, Bobby, 92–94, 206
Pitino, Joanne
family, 13
move to Louisville, 69
and termination of Pitino, 188
Pitino, Rick
and Adidas, 168
alias of, in court documents, 161
assistant coaches of, 184–85, 191
and Bingham, 212–14
blame shifted to others, 87, 90, 190–91, 197, 198, 223
and board of trustees, 213
and Bowen, 122, 124–25, 168, 192–93, 244
championship game of
2013, 82–84
and city of Louisville, 57, 61, 69, 222–24
coaching acumen and success, 7, 15–17, 58, 77–79, 80–84, 122, 183–84, 197–98
control exerted by, 13–14
and Dawkins, 168, 191–92, 194
and Fair, 166–67
and FBI investigation, 22, 24–25, 189–90
Final Fours, 15–16, 58, 77–79, 81, 85
and Gatto, 124, 168
hired at Louisville, 14, 67–70
horse racing, 14–15, 23, 69, 70, 84, 223–24
and Jurich, 7, 14, 61, 67–70, 92–94, 208, 213
lawsuits filed by, 193–97
and NBA franchise, 204
NCAA penalties for Strippergate, 87–88, 89, 91
NCAA violations in Hawaii, 17, 68–69
office, 123
personality and lifestyle, 12–13, 57, 61, 70
and Petrino, 92–94
polygraph test, 192–93
at Providence College, 77–79
salary, 117, 180
scandals (see Strippergate; Sypher sex scandal)
and Schnatter, 215
sideline pose, 82–83
on size of recruiting pool, 114
team of 2017–2018, 45, 46
termination of, 23, 24–25, 170, 187–89, 191, 193, 198, 219, 221
and three-point attempts, 78–79
Vaccaro on, 38
wife and family, 13, 69, 74, 94–95
point shaving scandals, 2–3, 29–31
Popovich, Gregg, 180
Postel, Gregory, 12, 23–24, 187, 216, 220, 221
Powell, Katrina, 85–86, 87, 89, 212
Power Five conferences, 176–77, 178, 236
Providence College, 77–79
Ramsey, James, 61, 207, 211–12, 214, 218, 219
recordings from FBI investigation
and Blazer’s undercover work, 138
and Bowen family’s payoff, 164
and charges against defendants, 155
describing recruiting process, 22, 162–63
of meetings in Dawkins’s Las Vegas hotel room, 152, 165–68
on payoff protocols, 22, 163
scope of, 115–16
recruiting
assistant coaches’ roles in, 109–10, 111–12, 118–19, 185
and athletes’ announcements of commitments, 6
and attrition to NBA, 109
and “babysitting,” 119
competitive aspects of, 107–8
and compromised relationships with athletes, 112–13
deals discussed in Dawkins’s Las Vegas room, 165–68
and demonstrating interest in athletes, 109–10
and families of athletes, 108, 110–11
and gambling allegations, 31
in grassroots scene, 4, 54, 117
at Jordan Brand Classic, 54–56
and Junior Phenom Camp, 102–7