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    Big names at USC and Arizona linked to corruption case

    by Nathan Fenno, Los Angeles Times Feb 24, 2018 4 minutes

    The bribery and corruption case enveloping college basketball could roil Arizona and USC, the teams at the top of the Pac-12 Conference standings.

    Expense reports obtained by federal authorities from ASM Sports, a high-powered agency that represents professional basketball players, detail payments to people close to USC stars Chimezie Metu and Bennie Boatwright in February and March of 2016 when they were freshmen.

    The records indicate Boatwright's father, Bennie Sr., received about $2,000 and Metu or his adviser, Johnnie Parker, got at least $2,000. Yahoo Sports first reported the information Friday, having reviewed hundreds of pages of documents under a court protective order that connect more than 25 players and 20 schools to alleged payments that could violate NCAA rules.

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