It looks like several big time recruits, including Kentucky commit Archie Goodwin, could be facing some amateurism issues due to a video promoting Adidas.
[I]A number of top basketball players around the country may have to deal with some amateurism questions as Stack.com, the website for a magazine [/I][URL=”http://magazine.stack.com/AboutStack/”][COLOR=#ff6600][I]geared towards athletic training[/I][/COLOR][/URL][I], posted a number of videos using the players to promote a new basketball shoe from ADIDAS.[/I]
[I]The kids involved — Providence commit Kris Dunn, Baylor commit Isaiah Austin, Texas commit Javan Felix, and Kentucky commit Archie Goodwin from the Class of 2012; Elijah Brown from the Class of 2013; and the teams from St. Xavier and Archbishop Moeller in Cincinnati. [/I][URL=”http://stacktv.stack.com/Basketball/adidas-Crazy-Light-Basketball-Shoes/Top-Prospects-Kris-Dunn-and-Andre-Drummond-Review-the-adiZero-Crazy-Light.html”][COLOR=#ff6600][I]You can find all the videos here[/I][/COLOR][/URL][I]. ([B]UPDATE[/B]: It looks like the videos have been taken down. If anyone has a link to the video, PLEASE send it our way. Contactbiah [I]at[/I] gmail [I]dot[/I] com.)[/I]
The biggest issue is with current UCONN player Andre Drummond and Providence commit Kris Dunn, as they both had speaking parts in the video.
[I]But the biggest issue deals with the biggest player involved — UConn freshman Andre Drummond. One of the videos featured him and Dunn. The [/I][URL=”http://www.norwichbulletin.com/carousel/x1726045985/Eligibility-of-UConns-Drummond-in-doubt-CIAC-investigating-NLs-Dunn#axzz1ZI767jYL”][COLOR=#ff6600][I]Norwich Bulletin pulled a couple of quotes[/I][/COLOR][/URL][I] before the videos were pulled:[/I]
[INDENT][I]In the video, Dunn, while holding a shoe, says, “I like to run up and down the court and with these shoes I’d probably run faster, make better decisions out there. If you get more speed, you can see things quicker.”[/I]
[I]Drummond looks into the camera and says, “I want them.”[/I]
[I][URL=”http://www.ballinisahabit.net/2011/09/eligibility-issues-for-andre-drummond.html”]Complete Article[/URL][/I]
[/INDENT]One would think UCONN could be in trouble, but if you click on the link above and read the SID’s response, this happens to them all the time.
Pretty crazy how Calhoun gets out of every mess so easy.
