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THE BAG GAME Episode 3: The Sting
Apr 18, 2023
The podcast explores the underground economy created by the NCAA's amateurism rules and the influence of youth teams in recruiting top players. It uncovers a youth coach in Florida seeking funding from shoe companies in exchange for influence. The investigation into the bribery scandal in college basketball, involving coaches, players, and apparel companies, is highlighted. Wiretaps, undercover agents, and recorded conversations serve as evidence in this shocking scandal.
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- The youth teams delivering top recruits could serve as a go-between for peddling influence in college basketball.
- The bag game scandal uncovered a network of bribery and corruption involving coaches at top college basketball programs.
Deep dives
Brad Augustine's career in basketball and debt
Brad Augustine worked his way up in the world of commercial flooring from forklift driver to sales rep over two years. He had a successful youth basketball program called Showtime Hoops but was struggling financially and went into debt to support the team. Augustine's career in basketball came to an end when he got caught up in a pay-for-play scandal that implicated him in one of college basketball's biggest bribery scandals.
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