In an ESPN “Outside the Lines” report Tuesday morning, the Louisville basketball program is under fire for an alleged sex scandal, involving strippers who were paid for services during recruiting parties.
The two LSU players named in the report are current Tiger guard Antonio Blakeney, who was originally committed to the Cardinals, and former LSU and current Boston Celtics forward Jordan Mickey.
Among five former Louisville recruits, who have confirmed the allegations to ESPN, Katina Powell, the woman in charge of the alleged escort service, recalled multiple instances of such parties in her book, “Breaking Cardinal Rules: Basketball and the Escort Queen.”
Former Louisville graduate assistant and current assistant coach at the University of Missouri-Kansas City Andre McGee was the organizer of these parties but had left the program after the alleged incident with Blakeney, according to the report. Louisville coach Rick Patino is denying any knowledge of these parties.
Blakeney is being represented by a legal team and has already spoken with the NCAA, but neither he nor Mickey discussed the incident with ESPN.
See the full “Outside the Lines” report here.
ESPN Report: LSU guard Blakeney, former Tiger Mickey allegedly involved in Louisville escort scandal
By Staff Report
October 20, 2015
More to Discover