An ex-Georgia Tech assistant basketball coach is being charged with NCAA violations involving former Yellow Jackets star and 13-year NBA veteran Jarrett Jack, who allegedly paid $300 for a recruit and a college player to visit an Atlanta strip club.
Current Chicago Bulls rookie Wendell Carter Jr. and a former Georgia Tech player who was not initially identified were the alleged beneficiaries of Jack's financial gift in 2016, according to an ESPN report. Carter was a recruit at the time, but ultimately attended Duke before being a first-round pick in last year's NBA Draft.
According to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, that unidentified former player was Justin Moore, who has since transferred to Pacific.
Both the AJC and ESPN are reporting that Georgia Tech has been served with a notice from the NCAA, alleging recruiting violations committed by former assistant basketball coach Darryl LaBarrie and Ron Bell, a former friend of Georgia Tech coach Josh Pastner.
The NCAA alleges that in November of 2016, LaBarrie took a prospect and a team member to a strip club, where both were provided with $300 cash by another man. Although the names in the report are redacted, ESPN has reported that man to be Jack.
The NCAA alleges that in November of 2016, then-Georgia Tech assistant coach Darryl LaBarrie took a prospect and a team member to a strip club, where both were provided with $300 cash by another man. Although the names in the report are redacted, ESPN has reported that man to be former Yellow Jackets star Jarrett Jack. According to multiple reports, Wendell Carter Jr. was the recruit and Justin Moore was the player at the strip club. Carter ultimately attended Duke before being drafted by the Bulls last year, and Moore has since transferred
Both the AJC and ESPN are reporting that Georgia Tech has been served with a notice from the NCAA, alleging recruiting violations committed by former assistant basketball coach Darryl LaBarrie (left), who allegedly brought Wendell Carter Jr. and Justin Moore (right) to a strip club
The case will be reviewed by an NCAA Division I Committee panel on infractions.
Neither the school nor Pastner has been charged, and as the Yellow Jackets coach's attorney told ESPN, he has 'cooperated fully with the NCAA investigation.'
'The Georgia Institute of Technology is announcing Friday that it has received a notice of allegations from the NCAA,' read a statement from the school.
'The notice, which alleges three violations of NCAA rules within Georgia Tech's men's basketball program, was received following a joint review by Georgia Tech and the NCAA. A notice of allegations is a step in the NCAA's process of investigating potential rules violations, but the process is ongoing. Georgia Tech has until May 16, 2019, to respond to the allegations.
'Because the NCAA process remains open, Georgia Tech will not have further comment at this time.'
Jack's agent did not immediately respond
