Pete Thamel of The New York Times (believe it or not) reports tonight that he has interviewed Nedim Karakas, the general manager of Turkish club team Fenerbahce Ulker.
Karakas claims in the interview that Fenerbahce Ulker paid Kentucky freshman Enes Kanter over $100,000 in cash and benefits over three years when Kanter played for the club.
Here is an excerpt of Thamel's article:
The best recruit in Kentucky’s top-ranked recruiting class, the Turkish center Enes Kanter, received more than $100,000 in cash and benefits over three years from the professional team he played for here, according to the team’s general manager.
In an interview in his office here this week, the general manager of Fenerbahce Ulker, Nedim Karakas, said the club had given banking and housing records to the N.C.A.A. that show Kanter received benefits that could jeopardize his amateur status for college basketball.
“I am sorry for telling this for Enes, but we cannot lie if someone asks the whole story, we cannot hide,” Karakas said.
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Karakas claims in the interview that Fenerbahce Ulker paid Kentucky freshman Enes Kanter over $100,000 in cash and benefits over three years when Kanter played for the club.
Here is an excerpt of Thamel's article:
The best recruit in Kentucky’s top-ranked recruiting class, the Turkish center Enes Kanter, received more than $100,000 in cash and benefits over three years from the professional team he played for here, according to the team’s general manager.
In an interview in his office here this week, the general manager of Fenerbahce Ulker, Nedim Karakas, said the club had given banking and housing records to the N.C.A.A. that show Kanter received benefits that could jeopardize his amateur status for college basketball.
“I am sorry for telling this for Enes, but we cannot lie if someone asks the whole story, we cannot hide,” Karakas said.
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Thamel adds "If he received the amount of money that Karakas says he did, it would cast serious doubt on his eligibility for the Wildcats."
An advisor for Kanter compares the money he received to expenses paid by prep schools.
My Thoughts: It is important to keep a few things in mind now that this article is out. First, Pete Thamel apparently has a problem with the University of Kentucky and John Calipari. He spends a great deal of his time being a thorn in Calipari's side and this article is filled with his highly motivated agenda.
Next, there was no proof given of any payment and no documentation was provided. It must be noted that the Turkish club team also has an agenda to not only close the pipeline to American, but also to keep Kanter on their roster.
Lastly, $100,000 during a year would be a considerable amount of money. However, $100,000 over three years is not that unacceptable - especially without documentation.
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7 comments:
Calipari is doing a great job of getting his HATER number up. BUT he better not put my school on probation doin this shit and try to run like the last 2 times. Maybe the 3rd time is the charm and he will stay straight with this school.
This has nothing to do with John calipari. Had kanter stayed at Washington this Would be there problem. The worst thing that happens is he's rulled ineligable.
this means he is going to be inelgibile...well that sucks
If proven guilty by the NCAA
cant trust that turkey or that squid.
If anything is going to happen, it better happen now because I sure as hell don't want to see any UK wins vacated because of an ineligible player. It's not worth jeapordizing the 2011 class....
Aren't colleges supposed to grant scholarships to student-athletes? Why does Kentucky/Coach Cal think they can play by different rules? Kentucky is a great institution with a long, rich history of basketball success. It is troubling that Wildcat fans are turning a blind eye to Coach Cal and his illegal ways as long as he brings in top recruits.
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