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In 1997, Odom attended the University of Nevada at Las Vegas and enrolled in summer classes. However, after a Sports Illustrated report questioned his unexpectedly high score of 22 out of 36 in the ACT, the school released him in in July. That same summer, he received a citation for soliciting prostitution following an undercover operation by the Las Vegas police.[9] Later, an NCAA inquiry found Odom received payments amounting to $5,600 from booster David Chapman.[10] Coach Bill Bayno was fired and UNLV was placed on probation for four years.[11] Odom transferred to the University of Rhode Island but was forced to sit out the 1997–98 season.[12]