These guys have that much of a say on where the kids play in college? Crazy

Nigel Hawkins was playing with that team too. Hopefully not relevant for him.

Bassey is, like Mitchell Robinson, a one-and-done talent, whose handlers may scare off a lot of schools. Potentially more trouble than he is worth (which means Calipari will get him).

Is this guy one of those shady characters who is basically in the human trafficking business of bringing in kids from overseas to exploit them?

http://www.npr.org/sections/codeswitch/2015/04/06/397822833/a-lesser-known-human-trafficking-problem-teenage-basketball-players

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It might seem bizarre to bring underage immigrants to the United States to participate in an amateur sport, but it turns out there's a whole international network of scouts, coaches and agents looking to make real money by plucking rising-star basketball players from other countries and "getting in" on the player's circle of influence early on.

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And aren't players with those kind of back stories often NCAA eligibility risks?

They are headed to Louisville. Their "academy" is moving there and they have made a deal for the kids to attend DeSales HS, as students but not as athletes.

Pumpkinhead said:

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Is this guy one of those shady characters who is basically in the human trafficking business of bringing in kids from overseas to exploit them?

http://www.npr.org/sections/codeswitch/2015/04/06/397822833/a-lesser-known-human-trafficking-problem-teenage-basketball-players

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It might seem bizarre to bring underage immigrants to the United States to participate in an amateur sport, but it turns out there's a whole international network of scouts, coaches and agents looking to make real money by plucking rising-star basketball players from other countries and "getting in" on the player's circle of influence early on.

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And aren't players with those kind of back stories often NCAA eligibility risks?

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Yes, and yes.

It makes me physically ill to see the shady AAU programs and academies just metastasize to different and shadier (Louisville) locales... and feed Calipari, Pitino, etc.

...while character, academic, and skill building programs like St. Anthony's in NJ under Bob Hurley Sr. go under because of lack of funds.

It's a ****** disgrace.