Following Pat Forde and Pete Thamel's report on financial documents related to the ongoing FBI-college basketball case, which now involves Kentucky, the two most prominent individuals in the Wildcats' athletics department released statements.
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Mitch Barnhart: "We are aware of the report today by Yahoo! Sports. We have not been contacted by the FBI or the NCAA, but since learning of the report, we have reached out to both the NCAA and our league office. We will be conducting an internal review. At this time, we have no further comment."
John Calipari: "John Calipari: "I have no relationship with Andy Miller or any of his associates. Neither my staff nor I utilized any agent, including Andy Miller or any of his associates, to provide any financial benefits to a current or former Kentucky student-athlete. We will cooperate fully with the authorities."
Yahoo's Friday report includes notes on former Kentucky players Nerlens Noel and Bam Adebayo as well as current Kentucky forward Kevin Knox.
The report and attached documents allege that Noel received more than $4,000 from an agency and Adebayo received $48,500, which was marked a "bad loan."
President Eli Capilouto: “As I said to our Board of Trustees this morning, we learned late last night of a report from Yahoo Sports that provides more details regarding documents related to the federal investigation of potential NCAA violations. We began immediately to conduct our due diligence, and we will cooperate fully with any appropriate authorities. That is our commitment as a university to our Board of Trustees and to the Commonwealth. I will keep you informed of any developments should they arise in this matter.”
Knox is linked to a meal payment.
