The NCAA is ready to levy punishment over the Louisville basketball prostitution scandal and it appears coach Rick Pitino is falling heavily under the guillotine for failing to monitor his program; now he could face suspension.
NCAA: Louisville Basketball Imposes Post Season Ban Amid Allegations Of Using Prostitutes With Recruits
The rest of the college basketball season was looking pretty good for the Louisville Cardinals and coach Rick Pitino. They were ranked #19 and had just beaten #2 ranked North Carolina and were getting ready to gear up for the NCAA tournament. Now however, thanks to some serious allegations, the school has self imposed a post season ban for one year.
(Photos) NCAA: Former Louisville Recruits Admit Strippers Were Paid to Dance & Have Sex With Them
A major Louisville Cardinals sex scandal erupted when it was reported that recruits were given paid strippers and prostitutes. Five former U of L basketball players and recruits confirmed to ESPN’s “Outside the Lines” that they attended parties at a campus dorm from 2010-14 that included strippers paid for by former director of basketball operations Andre McGee. One of the players confirmed that he had sex with a dancer after McGee paid her.
