http://thesportspoint.blogspot.com/2008/02/sampson-loves-three-wayphone-calls.html
Indiana's head basketball coach, Kelvin Sampson, appears to have put the Hoosiers in a pretty ugly situation with the NCAA. Sampson practically disregarded the sanctions placed on him and his coaching staff for violations made while at Oklahoma.
During his time as the Sooners' head coach, Sampson made 577 impermissible phone calls from 2000-2004. In 2006, he was given further restrictions on phone calls to recruits as punishment for his actions. Indiana was aware of the violations when it hired him, but the restrictions weren't handed down until two months after he took the job in Bloomington.
We're amazed that Sampson blatantly ignored the rules for contacting recruits. Part of the coach's job in recruiting is to find loopholes to circumvent the NCAA. We've seen it with Urban Meyer calling a player's girlfriend and having his wife make phone calls. So it begs the question, is Sampson just lazy, or does he just straight up not care? We truly appreciate any coach that takes a stand against the NCAA, but no one can defend what Sampson is doing.
Illinois fans will try to tie this in to the recruitment of super-frosh Eric Gordon, but there is nothing to support that. One thing is for sure, however - you better enjoy watching that kid play college ball because he'll likely be playing an 82-game season next year. This investigation will probably cement that decision.
Take a look at the Notice of Allegations.
Keywords: College Basketball, Eric Gordon, Indiana University, Kelvin Sampson, Oklahoma University, Recruiting
