We Now Know A List Of Names That The NCAA Will Investigate Following The FBI Investigation

[ESPN] - Among the most revealing evidence turned over to the NCAA, according to documents obtained by Outside the Lines, is a business plan that aspiring agent Christian Dawkins emailed to his business partners on Sept. 5, 2017.

In a five-page document, Dawkins shared his plan to make monthly payments of thousands of dollars and provide other benefits to players at nearly one dozen Division I schools, as well as a handful of the country’s top prospects for 2019 and 2020.

In the email, Dawkins advised his partners that he had deals in place with three players who had recently turned pro — Clemson’s Jaron Blossomgame, Creighton’s Justin Patton and Xavier’s Edmond Sumner.

Dawkins also listed 19 “prospective players” who were either in college or high school. Among them were Alabama’s Collin Sexton, Mississippi State’s Lamar Peters, Oregon’s Troy Brown Jr., Arizona’s Rawle Alkins, Cincinnati’s Jacob Evans, Louisville’s Ray Spalding and V.J. King, Miami’s Dewan Huell (now Hernandez), LSU’s Brandon Sampson, USC’s De’Anthony Melton, Xavier’s Trevon Bluiett and Kentucky’s Jarred Vanderbilt.

So we knew that the NCAA was given the ok to start investigating based on the FBI investigation into college basketball. What we didn’t know what Christian Dawkins’ business plan. I know the names will be what jumps out here – but there are a bunch of details in the documents that are more important.

The thing that’s most important? There are details on whether or not people accepted money or there was just a plan to try and give these guys money. There’s obviously a massive difference between the two. I can write out that I have a plan to pay Zion Williamson’s uncle $3,000 a month to sign him, but that doesn’t mean it happened. So just because a player is listed here doesn’t mean there was an NCAA violation committed.

Among those names that are above – most of which have moved on to the NBA already – we have some names that matter. Also listed in the report is a plan to pay James Wiseman, Ashton Hagans and RJ Hampton – three guys that are either in college or getting ready to commit. Again, there’s no proof that money was exchanged or even if Dawkins communicated with these guys but rather a plan.

Either way it’s just more information that’s starting to trickle out. This is going to be a long process, but the more information we can find out and made public is better. I want to know what the NCAA is investigating. I’ve been quite vocal about my thoughts on this trial and how it’s a waste while also calling this the ‘dark underbelly’ of college basketball is flat out dumb. This isn’t harming the sport or harming people, so let’s just stop with that nonsense.

I also can’t wait for this to be done with.