Now that March Madness is over and Duke is basking in the undeserved glory of being National Champion after one of the easiest trips through the NCAA Tournament in the history of basketball, it’s time move on to what all college basketball fans want to know.
What’s going to be the next John Calipari scandal?
Sooner or later, it’s bound to happen. It’s only a matter of time before they uncover that John Wall has yet to step foot inside a college classroom or that DeMarcus Cousins has a nice Rolex watch that perfectly compliments his Ranger Rover.
It’s not a far stretch, just look at Calipari’s track record.
The University of Massachusetts, a Final Four team coached by Calipari, had its tournament accomplishments taken away and was forced to pay back $151,617 in revenue after Marcus Camby developed a love for jewelry and hookers.
And most recently in 2008, under his tenure as head coach of Memphis, it was uncovered that freshman standout Derrick Rose didn’t even take the required SAT test to get into college.
Once again, another one of Calipari’s Final Four team’s tournament appearances was scratched from the books and more than $500,000 in revenue had to be paid back.
That’s not the only head-scratching incident at Memphis under Calipari. In 2005, there was a break-in at an apartment that housed several members of the basketball team.
Items on the police report that came up missing included $6,000 worth of shoes, $2,150 in throwback jerseys and $3,600 in fake fur coats.
Really? Those broke college kids must have donated a lot of plasma and mowed every alumnus’s lawn in town.
Having your record continually erased obviously doesn’t affect Calipari or the way he does business. The NCAA needs to quite slapping this guy on wrist it take some serious action.
Yes, he’s a good coach, but he’s destroying the integrity of the game one slimy, under-the-table deal at a time.
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