'Hall of Fame coaches should be scared': report suggests there are more dominoes to fall in NCAA basketball bribery scandal

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February 16, 2018 4:21 PM

A new report suggests that the investigation that lead to 10 arrests and cost Louisville head coach Rick Pitino his job in 2017 is far from over.

A new report suggests that more Hall of Fame coaches and top-tier college basketball programs could be affected by the ongoing FBI probe into corruption within the sport.
Last year, 10 people were arrested on charges of fraud and corruption, including assistant coaches and managers.
The new report described the potential fallout of the investigation "substantial and relentless."

Last year, an FBI probe into the world of NCAA basketball led to the arrests of 10 people on charges of fraud and corruption within the sport, ranging from assistant coaches to financial advisers and an Adidas executive.

While top-tier coaching names were absent from the arrests, the scandal did cost Louisville head coach Rick Pitino his job. Pitino had spent 17 seasons with the Cardinals, and was one of the winningest active coaches in college basketball at the time.

The media buzz surrounding the case had settled down for some time, but now a new report from Pete Thamel at Yahoo Sports suggests that more dominoes in the head coaching world may be soon to fall and some of the nation's biggest programs could soon feel the wrath of the NCAA.

Sources familiar with the material obtained in the case reportedly described the potential fallout of the investigation to Yahoo as "

One anonymous source suggested to Thamel that the case could very well bring down many more well known coaches, and have repercussions felt across numerous powerhouse programs.

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