Today new federal charges were released for NC State and Kansas basketball as reported by CBSSports.com.
The documents also officially pull North Carolina State into the investigation. The feds charge that Gatto was involved in a scheme to pay a former North Carolina State player – star recruit Dennis Smith Jr., according to the timeline of events in the complaint – $40,000 in the fall of 2015 to sign with the Wolfpack. Smith had played for an Adidas-backed AAU program, and NC State is an Adidas-backed athletic program.
The indictment says that at least one unnamed NC State coach knew about the plan and was involved in the alleged payment.
I have a feeling there’s going to be plenty more concerning this story before it goes away. Louisville and Miami were also named in the report, but without new charges.
