Morton ****ing skated, his NOA
Between October 2008 and April 2009, the following occurred:
“Jake Morton and Jorge Fernandez, then assistant men’s basketball coaches, allowed Nevin Shapiro, a representative of the institution’s athletics interests, to promote the institution’s athletics programs and to assist the institution in the recruitment of three men’s basketball prospective student-athletes. In order to help facilitate Shapiro’s involvement, Morton and Fernandez also provided impermissible inducements in the form of transportation and entertainment to individuals associated with the prospective student-athletes. Specifically:
a. On October 4, 2008, Morton and Fernandez arranged for Shapiro to have in-person, off-campus recruiting contact in Shapiro’s suite at Dolphin Stadium during a home football game with Marlon Williamson, the nonscholastic boys’ basketball coach of then men’s basketball prospective student-athlete Donovan Kirk, while Williamson was visiting the locale of the institution. [NCAA Bylaws 13.01.2, 13.2.1 and 13.8.1]
b. On October 26, 2008, Morton and Fernandez arranged for Shapiro to have in-person, off-campus recruiting contact with Mo Hicks and Howard Dwayne Mitchell, two high school coaches accompanying then men’s basketball prospective student-athlete Durand Scott, at Shapiro’s home and at a local nightclub during Scott’s official visit to the institution. In addition, Morton and Fernandez provided impermissible inducements in the form of transportation and entertainment to Hicks and Mitchell during the visit. [NCAA Bylaws 13.01.2, 13.2.1, 13.5.2.6, 13.6.8 and 13.8.1]
c. In April 2009, Morton arranged for Shapiro to have recruiting contact via telephone with Brian Clifton, a nonscholastic coach of then men’s basketball prospective student-athlete John Wall. Also, during the period of Wall’s recruitment, Shapiro arranged to have in-person, off-campus recruiting contact with Clifton at the Bal Harbor Shopping Mall. In addition, Morton provided impermissible inducements in the form of transportation to Clifton during Wall’s official visit to campus. [NCAA Bylaws 13.01.2, 13.2.1, 13.6.8, 13.8.1 and 13.8.2].
Finally, the allegations for Morton end with this:
[NCAA Bylaws 11.3.1and 11.3.2.2]
• It is alleged that between October 2007 and October 2008, Jake Morton, then assistant men’s basketball coach, accepted supplemental income in the amount of at least $6,000 from Nevin Shapiro, a representative of the institution’s athletics interests.
