Brian Bowen, Sr., the father of former five-star recruit Brian Bowen, testified this afternoon in New York as part of the ongoing college hoops corruption trial. I don't believe he's done speaking (I believe a cross examination is upcoming), but he did just speak to the jury about offers relayed to him by Christian Dawkins.
The defendants are adidas executives Merl Code and James Gatto, and former agent/runner Dawkins, who is already linked to former Texas guard and fellow Saginaw, Michigan native Eric Davis, Jr. Allegedly, according to a Yahoo! Sports report based on documents late last season, Davis, Jr. accepted a loan from Dawkins. Davis, Jr. never appeared in another game at Texas, and then turned professional.
As for Bowen, Jr. the former five-star wing stunned the recruiting world when he suddenly enrolled at Louisville after being an Oregon lean. He then became a focal point of a FBI investigation into college basketball, ruled ineligible at Louisville, and left Louisville. Hall of Fame coach Rick Pitino and Louisville Athletics Director Tom Jurich are no longer at Louisville as part of the aftermath.
While speaking, Bowen, Sr. began listing information relayed to him by Dawkins.
As you can see above, Texas, specifically former assistant coach and now current UNC Asheville head coach Mike Morrell, is mentioned above. It's a vague mention because we don't know what "help with housing" means, and it was relayed by Dawkins to Bowen, Sr. Dawkins, who once ran up a massive Uber bill on NBA guard Elfrid Payton's credit card, isn't exactly a model of credibility. But the Longhorns are mentioned, although there's no proof and discussing housing in general isn't a violation.
Looking back at Bowen's recruitment, there was a time in late May when Texas began recruiting Bowen again after not really recruiting him for months. However, Texas quickly backed out. Most then had Bowen pegged to Oregon before a surprise twist in the recruitment led him to enrolling at Louisville.
Bowen visited Texas in November, and was supposed to commit (Arizona was the heavy favorite) some time shortly after that. Then, his recruitment dragged on for months as no one could figure out what was going on.
Many speculated this would pull back the curtain some on college hoops and reveal its ugly underbelly. So far, they're right, although it's important to note there's no proof.
The defendants are adidas executives Merl Code and James Gatto, and former agent/runner Dawkins, who is already linked to former Texas guard and fellow Saginaw, Michigan native Eric Davis, Jr. Allegedly, according to a Yahoo! Sports report based on documents late last season, Davis, Jr. accepted a loan from Dawkins. Davis, Jr. never appeared in another game at Texas, and then turned professional.
As for Bowen, Jr. the former five-star wing stunned the recruiting world when he suddenly enrolled at Louisville after being an Oregon lean. He then became a focal point of a FBI investigation into college basketball, ruled ineligible at Louisville, and left Louisville. Hall of Fame coach Rick Pitino and Louisville Athletics Director Tom Jurich are no longer at Louisville as part of the aftermath.
While speaking, Bowen, Sr. began listing information relayed to him by Dawkins.
As you can see above, Texas, specifically former assistant coach and now current UNC Asheville head coach Mike Morrell, is mentioned above. It's a vague mention because we don't know what "help with housing" means, and it was relayed by Dawkins to Bowen, Sr. Dawkins, who once ran up a massive Uber bill on NBA guard Elfrid Payton's credit card, isn't exactly a model of credibility. But the Longhorns are mentioned, although there's no proof and discussing housing in general isn't a violation.
Looking back at Bowen's recruitment, there was a time in late May when Texas began recruiting Bowen again after not really recruiting him for months. However, Texas quickly backed out. Most then had Bowen pegged to Oregon before a surprise twist in the recruitment led him to enrolling at Louisville.
Bowen visited Texas in November, and was supposed to commit (Arizona was the heavy favorite) some time shortly after that. Then, his recruitment dragged on for months as no one could figure out what was going on.
Many speculated this would pull back the curtain some on college hoops and reveal its ugly underbelly. So far, they're right, although it's important to note there's no proof.
