Kansas has officially been linked to the ongoing FBI investigation of corruption in college basketball.
According to Yahoo! Sports, Kansas has been subpoenaed in the case and at least one current basketball player is involved.
Here’s an excerpt:
The tacit confirmation that Kansas has been subpoenaed comes as little surprise, as the university’s ties to the sweeping federal basketball investigation have been amplified in recent months. Yahoo Sports reported on Friday that the University of Maryland received multiple subpoenas in the case, including one last month in which the feds sought information pertaining to current Kansas forward Silvio De Sousa. One of the subpoenas asked for “communications, regarding or relating to the recruitment, eligibility and/or amateur status of prospective student-athlete Silvio De Sousa.”
De Sousa enrolled at Kansas for the second semester of the 2017-18 season and was cleared for play for the Jayhawks in December. In September of 2017, according to federal documents, adidas officials spoke about making “another $20,000 payment” to De Sousa’s guardian to help him get “out from under” a deal with a rival apparel company. (The guardian, Fenny Falmagne, has denied taking payments to The Kansas City Star.) De Sousa had played for an Under Armour-sponsored high school and was regarded by recruiting analysts as a near-lock to attend Maryland, an Under Armour-sponsored college. De Sousa, who originally hails from Angola, averaged four points and 3.7 rebounds in 20 games with the Jayhawks.
This is a huge story. And Kansas hiding behind FERPA — which is a law that protects the privacy of "education records" and has absolutely nothing to do with personal privacy of under-the-table payments — is an abuse of a well-intentioned statute. KU should be embarrassed. https://t.co/UnQWdIe4vM
— Jeff Passan (@JeffPassan) July 10, 2018
