Arizona Daily Star
UPDATE: The prosecution and defense have both rested. The jury will hear closing arguments starting Wednesday.
NEW YORK — Brad Augustine, the AAU coach of onetime Arizona target Nassir Little, detailed the recruiting whirlwind surrounding his star player in a recorded phone conversation played to jurors Tuesday as part of an ongoing federal fraud trial.
“The kid likes Miami, but I’m dealing with Sean at Arizona,” Augustine said in the recorded conversation, referring to UA coach Sean Miller. “I don’t think at the end of the day he’s going to Duke, but he might go to UNC.”
Little did just that, choosing the Tar Heels over a handful of schools that included both Miami and Arizona. His decision came last October, more than a week after Augustine and Dawkins were arrested as part of a sweeping sting that included Adidas employees and college basketball coaches, including Arizona assistant Book Richardson. The charges against Augustine were dropped in February.
