Friday 6:10 p.m. update:
Friday 6:10 p.m. update:
Per Texas, Eric Davis, Jr. will be held out out of competition while the University conducts an internal review after Davis was named in today's Yahoo! Sports report, which, according to former agent Christian Dawkins's expense reports, stated he allegedly accepted $1,500 in "loans."
Statement from University of Texas Vice President and Athletics Director Chris Del Conte
“We have initiated an internal review of the recent report that included allegations involving current and former University of Texas men’s basketball players. We are in the process of gathering facts, but I did meet with Eric Davis Jr. this afternoon and let him know we are withholding him from competition for precautionary reasons until further notice, pending the review of this situation. Winning with integrity is paramount to Texas Athletics, and we take these allegations very seriously. We expect all of our programs to comply with NCAA rules, and every year we have all of our student-athletes sign forms attesting they will follow those rules. Beyond that, we put a great deal of effort and resources into educating our coaches and student-athletes on NCAA rules and regulations. Our compliance department is constantly monitoring and communicating with our coaches and student-athletes, as we are in this case. We will continue to work through this recent development and provide further updates when we have the necessary information to do so.”
Statement from Texas Men’s Basketball Head Coach Shaka Smart
“I became aware of the report late last evening. I had no previous knowledge of the alleged extra benefits described in the report. I am working with our athletic department staff and am prepared to cooperate fully with the investigation into this matter. I am, and always have been, fully committed to ensuring that our program operates within NCAA rules. Our staff has always been very direct and thorough in educating our student-athletes about the specific parameters regarding agents.”
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If you have not read the report from YahooSports this morning, documents reveal that two Texas players (Eric Davis and Prince Ibeh), along with more than two dozen other players at more than 20 different schools received payments from ASM Sports.
The report claims that Davis accepted $1500 from ASM Sports.
Here is a link to the article:
https://sports.yahoo.com/exclusive-...g-high-profile-players-schools-103338484.html
The University of Texas has made a statement:
The NCAA has also made a statement:
Friday 6:10 p.m. update:
Per Texas, Eric Davis, Jr. will be held out out of competition while the University conducts an internal review after Davis was named in today's Yahoo! Sports report, which, according to former agent Christian Dawkins's expense reports, stated he allegedly accepted $1,500 in "loans."
Statement from University of Texas Vice President and Athletics Director Chris Del Conte
“We have initiated an internal review of the recent report that included allegations involving current and former University of Texas men’s basketball players. We are in the process of gathering facts, but I did meet with Eric Davis Jr. this afternoon and let him know we are withholding him from competition for precautionary reasons until further notice, pending the review of this situation. Winning with integrity is paramount to Texas Athletics, and we take these allegations very seriously. We expect all of our programs to comply with NCAA rules, and every year we have all of our student-athletes sign forms attesting they will follow those rules. Beyond that, we put a great deal of effort and resources into educating our coaches and student-athletes on NCAA rules and regulations. Our compliance department is constantly monitoring and communicating with our coaches and student-athletes, as we are in this case. We will continue to work through this recent development and provide further updates when we have the necessary information to do so.”
Statement from Texas Men’s Basketball Head Coach Shaka Smart
“I became aware of the report late last evening. I had no previous knowledge of the alleged extra benefits described in the report. I am working with our athletic department staff and am prepared to cooperate fully with the investigation into this matter. I am, and always have been, fully committed to ensuring that our program operates within NCAA rules. Our staff has always been very direct and thorough in educating our student-athletes about the specific parameters regarding agents.”
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If you have not read the report from YahooSports this morning, documents reveal that two Texas players (Eric Davis and Prince Ibeh), along with more than two dozen other players at more than 20 different schools received payments from ASM Sports.
The report claims that Davis accepted $1500 from ASM Sports.
Here is a link to the article:
https://sports.yahoo.com/exclusive-...g-high-profile-players-schools-103338484.html
The University of Texas has made a statement:
The NCAA has also made a statement:
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