NCAA Basketball

Five-Star Michigan Bball Recruit Reportedly Paid $100,000 To Sign With Louisville

Update: Bowen has been ruled ineligible, Pitino likely will be fired as well:

Related: Two Five-Star Louisville Commits Open Up Recruitment

Brian Bowen, a former five-star wing in the 2017 class, somewhat shockingly announced his commitment to Louisville before signing day. Bowen, a Saginaw, Michigan native, was long believed to be a Michigan State or Arizona lean. Things are starting to make sense why Bowen picked the Cardinals at the last minute:

Four assistant coaches have been arrested by FBI on corruption charges. They are Lamont Evans of Oklahoma State, Chuck Person of Auburn, Emanuel Richardson of Arizona and Tony Bland of Southern California. Read more about it here.

To recap the programs involved:

The Feds believe that the going rate for a top recruit is around $100-$150K:

Pitino bragging about landing Bowen after he signed:

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