Jahvon Quinerly decommits from Arizona
After saying earlier this month that he remained committed
Brian Bowen “primarily considered Arizona” in addition to Louisville, his mother told former FBI agent Carl Christianen, according to documents provided by Rick Pitino’s attorney Steve Pence.
“Tugs primarily considered playing for Arizona,” the document reads. “She stated the Arizona coach told Bowen that a couple of players were returning and their return was going to make it difficult for him to start at Arizona.”
Arizona had several returning wing players, including sophomores Allonzo Trier and Rawle Alkins, both projected NBA picks.
Jahvon Quinerly has hired an attorney to represent him in the college basketball bribery scandal and says he remains committed to Arizona “for now.”
The Hudson (N.J.) Catholic and Sports U point guard told reporters at the USA Basketball minicamp in Colorado Springs, Colo., that he has hired attorney Alan Millstein — who in 2004 represented onetime Ohio State running back Maurice Clarett – to represent him in the bribery case.
Quinerly also told ESPN he has not been contacted by federal authorities in the case.
Asked if he had accepted money, he told ESPN, “I have no comment.”
Arizona coach Sean Miller on Tuesday issued
Jahvon Quinerly, the 6-foot point guard from Hudson Catholic (N.J.) High School who committed to Arizona on Aug. 8, has been linked in various media reports to the FBI’s investigation into college basketball.
Newspapers in Arizona and New York have already mentioned Quinerly, who turns 19 in November, in connection with the U.S. Department of Justice investigation that resulted in the arrest Tuesday of four high-profile college basketball assistants, including Arizona assistant Book Richardson, and a high-ranking Adidas executive, identified as Jim Gatto.
“How do we know it’s Quinerly?,” Arizona Daily star beat writer Bruce Pascoe wrote. “The document reported that Richardson took a total of $20,000 in bribes and gave most of it to a ‘top point guard’ who committed ‘around three days’ before Aug. 11. Quinerly, a five-star point guard, announced on ESPNU on Aug. 8 that he would play for to Arizona.”
Here are five key questions facing Quinerly, his family and his coaches moving forward.
Auburn, Arizona, Oklahoma State and USC suspended
