The NCAA handed a one-year postseason ban to the Oklahoma State men’s basketball program Friday over a former coach’s role in a far-reaching bribery scandal.
The program was also placed on three years of probation and docked three scholarships from 2020-21 through 2022-23.
Former Cowboys associate head coach and recruiting coordinator Lamont Evans violated NCAA rules on ethical conduct by accepting between $18,150 and $22,000 in bribes to steer players to certain financial advisors and agents, the NCAA Division I Committee on Infractions said.
“The conduct at issue in this case was related to a broader scheme that involved money and influence at the intersection of college and professional basketball,” the committee said when delivering its decision. “The scheme resulted in the arrest and prosecution of multiple individuals — including college basketball coaches — on conspiracy and bribery charges, and it led to significant NCAA reforms.”
Oklahoma State fired Evans following his September 2017 arrest on federal charges. He pleaded guilty to bribery conspiracy in January 2019 and was sentenced to three months in jail in June 2019.
The NCAA on Friday also issued a 10-year show cause order for Evans, meaning any NCAA school employing him must restrict him from ……Read more at Field Level Media