Allegations that Escorts Were Provided to Louisville Players and Recruits

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"A former head of men’s basketball operations at the University of Louisville paid an escort service for four years to provide sex to teenage recruits to help woo the players to join the Cardinals team, according to a book set to be released as soon as Saturday by Indianapolis-based IBJ Book Publishing LLC.

The details of the book, which is based on hundreds of journal entries and thousands of text messages kept by the head of the escort service, have triggered the University of Louisville to launch an internal investigation into its storied men’s basketball program. During the years described in the book, the Cardinals went to the Final Four in 2012 and won the national championship in 2013."


"Titled “Breaking Cardinal Rules: Basketball and the Escort Queen," the book tells the story of Louisville stripper and escort Katina Powell. She claims she was hired repeatedly by former University of Louisville basketball staffer Andre McGee to provide strippers and prostitutes during the campus visits of highly sought high school basketball players—and in some cases their fathers—as well as then-current Louisville players. The book names players involved."
 


I hope Richard isn't doing the same, but if he is it was probably suggested by NT.
 


FWIW, Richard was at UL during part of this time frame. He left in 2009 while McGee was still a player, but came back for the 11-12 season, when it seems this would have been going on.
 


Gophers are also schedule to play McGee's new school this year on November 13th at the Barn.
 

The Ville needs to employ the Costanza Defense strategy.

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What - they couldn't find some coeds who were willing to put out for the good of the program? what's the world coming to?
 

Maybe Jurich will be available soon?

***Also where'd the money come from?
 





I just saw a picture of miss Katina Powell. Let's just say, hiring her as an escort would hurt your recruiting not help it.
 

I just saw a picture of miss Katina Powell. Let's just say, hiring her as an escort would hurt your recruiting not help it.

Come on. We all know that "just saw a picture" is synonymous with "paid for the services".
 




I just saw a picture of miss Katina Powell. Let's just say, hiring her as an escort would hurt your recruiting not help it.

The real kicker is that 3 of her daughters were workers. So it might be more insightful to find pictures of them.
 

Rick Pitino's press conference on this issue was covered on SportsCenter and it was really odd. He was very careful not to say this didn't happen, but kept talking about how everyone he talked to associated with his program had no knowledge of this going on. He also mentioned repeatedly that he's been blocked by the University from doing his own "investigation" in to the matter.
 

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One thing is for sure, If Richard wanted to do this Teague and Ellis would have approved this expense.
 

Yes, Rick, think you better let your Compliance department handle this one.
 


Funny quote by Scott Cox, Andre McGee's attorney:

As to why Powell would publish the book, Cox put it rather bluntly: "She's a whore. She is interested in making money."
 

Jesus Shuttlesworth says this is old news.
 


Shocking and Appalling; two of Louisville's exhibition games MUST be cancelled by the NCAA! And the championship banner must be hung higher to stay above this filth.
 

man, Cleveland State is really going to pay for this


when i lived in the south, Cardinal and carnal often sounded the same to me
 

Toothless NCAA will do nothing. UNC can cheat for 20 years...nothing. UL hires whores...nothing. NCAA is the real whores nest.
 

Lawyer named Cox? Book publisher named IBJ? Folks sure this isn't from the Onion?
 

The escorts were called the "Cardinal Sinners".

In Gainesville they're called 'Gator Getters' and they volunteer, so it's not illegal. Surely Billy D. does not know more about this than Rick...
 

In Gainesville they're called 'Gator Getters' and they volunteer, so it's not illegal. Surely Billy D. does not know more about this than Rick...

And in Minnesota they are called "Gopher Holers".....
 





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