Mohamed Bamba exposed by brother :damn:

[Anerdyblackguy]

Texas response

Texas responds to allegations from brother of prized recruit Mohamed Bamba

Jeff Eisenberg June 29, 2017

Mohamed Bamba chose Texas over Duke, Kentucky and Michigan. (AP)
Texas responded swiftly to a social media post from Mohamed Bamba’s brother alleging that the school’s prized basketball signee had accepted cash and gifts from a financial advisor.

The university issued a statement to Yahoo Sports late Wednesday night acknowledging it was aware of the allegations while also noting it had not yet been contacted by the NCAA about any potential eligibility issues regarding Bamba.

“As is usual practice by the NCAA, Mo’s amateur status was previously reviewed and final certified by the NCAA Eligibility Center,” the statement from Texas read. “The NCAA has not informed us of any pending issues or eligibility concerns at this time regarding Mo. If there are further questions, we certainly will cooperate with the NCAA to the fullest.”

In a rambling, profanity-laden 22-minute Facebook Live video filmed poolside, Ibrahim Johnson detailed the alleged relationship between his younger brother and financial adviser Greer Love. Shirtless and wearing a backward baseball cap, Johnson accused Love of violating NCAA rules by supplying Bamba with money, vacations and other extra benefits and steering him toward certain schools in hopes of working with the 6-foot-11 center in the future.

Johnson said Love caused a rift to form between him and his younger brother after he disclosed that he intended to become a sports agent and represent Bamba. Going public with these accusations was apparently Johnson’s way of getting revenge on Bamba for siding with Greer instead of him.

“He’s not going to play this year in the NCAA because I already reported him to the NCAA and I’m already going to meet with the NCAA,” said Johnson, a former basketball player at Division II University of Montevallo. “He’s not going to play this year. I’m not going to lie to you. I exposed that kid.”

Love, a vice president at Michigan-based investment firm Huron Capital, did not immediately respond Wednesday night to an email from Yahoo Sports seeking comment. In previous articles written about Bamba, Love is referred to as a mentor to the young basketball prospect.

A consensus top-five prospect in the 2017 class known best for his shot-blocking prowess and 7-foot-9 wingspan, Bamba is projected to be selected in the upper half of the NBA draft lottery next summer. He chose Texas last month over fellow finalists Kentucky, Duke and Michigan, which happens to be Love’s alma mater.

Landing Bamba was a massive coup for third-year Texas coach Shaka Smart. Bamba is the centerpiece of a top-five recruiting class expected to vault the Longhorns back to national prominence after a disastrous 22-loss season a year ago.

If eligible, Bamba will immediately step into the Texas starting lineup in place of last year’s leading scorer and rebounder Jarrett Allen, who left for the NBA draft. He projects as a capable low-post scorer and an intimidating last line of resistance in Smart’s trademark pressure defense

 

[MalikX]

And then yall wonder why Lavar Ball is basically standing in the way of whoever wants to talk to his son.


Bet LiAngelo ends up Lonzo's agent too.

You're coming off like a weirdo dawg.

Aint nothing wrong with expecting your soon to be rich brother to engage in some nepotism and get you a nice job and your mom some medical assistance

White people specialize in fukking over their family members....especially when it comes to money

Why you think white people never talk about their (poor) cousins or other relatives

 

[MalikX]

kentucky has about 1000 bigs, it's not surprising that he chose not to go there. I was suprised he didn't choose duke, but it's not like he chose to go to st john's or some shyt. Texas is a legit school with a player's coach and a good freshman PG coming in in matt coleman. and all we're seeing is this dude's side of the story. you think mo is gonna let his mom just be sick? (do he and this nikka even have the same mom?). seems like his brother was just waiting in the wings to eat off of him rather than dong anything legit for the last however many years. Dude graduated from highschool 6 years ago and has been doing what? Now if mo let this booster dude affect the health and well-being of his mom, than that's a different thing that I can't support. but this dude needs to chill with all the snitching, he helps no one in the family in this situation.

He went to college and got a bachelor's degree. That's what he did

Most 24 year olds aren't rich. They're just getting their feet wet in their careers.

FOH.

I don't know if he would've been a great manager but, he would've probably had his brother's back moreso than these cac agents that don't give a shyt about them once they're no longer useful. Hilarious you posting this when Clinton Portis' article was posted today and them cacs fleeced his silly ass for $43,000,000 USD. Maybe that nikka should've hired his brother instead

 

[Jemmy]

Damn I don't know none of these people or really the situation. Not big into college basketball (breh should've went to the alma mater St John's lol)

But damn these dudes from Harlem and one snitchin and one disowning family?


And the snitch even got the pool in the background...least they staying true to Harlem lmbo


"In school he would play the recorder, nowadays he works for Feds and plays his recorder (flute azz nikka)"

Mullin offered Bamba as soon as he got hired and then backed off. Even if Bamba wanted to go there I don't think Mullin would take him. St. John's still dealing with the WCC coach fake transcript scandal from the Steve Lavin era.

 

[Anerdyblackguy]

This story is getting more traction. Sports illustrated and Yahoo have picked it up.

 

[010101]

his bro didn't have to handle negotiations
but it's always good to have eyes and ears in there watching how folk move
that's what that leech was uncomfortable he ain't want mo brother in those rooms keeping watch

*

 

[Sin Simma]

None of them nikkas taking Bamba's minutes lol. Knox is a 3/4, Richards and him can be the NYC twin towers and Richards has worked on a 15 footer, Bamba is a true 5 and would anchor that defense. Obviously, Coach Cal wasn't worried about that shyt. This argument is kinda pointless anyway, normally an elite prospect would go Kentucky or Duke over Texas, Texas was a distant third in the recruitment process until the end. Greer Love influenced his decision to head to Texas, this is kinda what this is all about.

Texas not a distant 3rd. They were the unofficial leader going as far that Team USA squad, with Shaka, Ollie and Turgeon. Texas was the pick from the people who know. You know why it was overlooked? Because it's Texas over Duke and UK. It was back and forth between him being a Duke lock early, but him and Shaka's relationship was special. This is why people bytch about the advantages of coaching those teams. Cal coaching U19? It's a wrap.

This is a real bad situation for Mo and Texas. Texas is trying to clean it up, but it might be too late.

I was just about to hit you up lol, it goes directly with what we with were talking about in PM's before. They go through shyt like this weekly. Greer was trying to get his hands on Hamidou too. Like @Poitier said, all of these kids are pimped out already, whether it's the sneaker companies, handlers, agents, AAU coaches, boosters, or family.

 

[Sin Simma]

This story is getting more traction. Sports illustrated and Yahoo have picked it up.

Family, Shamorie and Sid Wilson were big time pickups for St. John's but Bamba shelters in another planet from them. He was not going to St. John's. NYC wouldn't know how to act. The stories I've heard from people in Shamorie's camp

@ISO: Dudes on YouTube really had a big convo about his new teeth, and how that was possible That was a few months ago, and they still talking about it lol. That had to be bread for that work. Maybe 30K.

 

[Cryptocurrency Scarface]

we got a harlem nikkka telling on another harlem nikkka

with his shirt off

 

[Walt]

I was just about to hit you up lol, it goes directly with what we with were talking about in PM's before. They go through shyt like this weekly. Greer was trying to get his hands on Hamidou too. Like @Poitier said, all of these kids are pimped out already, whether it's the sneaker companies, handlers, agents, AAU coaches, boosters, or family.

Shaka has built a really strong rapport with certain people based on mutual respect, trust, and vision. Mo ain't go to Texas for money - the Greer shyt is not really tied to Texas, it's its own thing.

 

[Sin Simma]

Exclusive: Elite Texas Commit Mo Bamba's Longtime Mentor Responds To Estranged Brother's Allegations

Just in case anyone sided with the half-brother.

Texas is perfectly clean from anything, and the NCAA already investigated Mo and Love's relationship. Dude was around since Sidiki's fukked up, mediocre basketball days.

 

[ReturnOfJudah]

http://texas.247sports.com/Article/Exclusive-Elite-Texas-Commit-Mo-Bambas-Longtime-Mentor-Responds--53379813
Exclusive: Mo Bamba's Longtime Mentor Responds To Allegations

• Andrew Slater - 57 minutes ago
  

(Photo: McDonald's All-American Games)

A day less than five weeks after McDonald's All-American Mohamed Bamba announced that he was committing to the University of Texas, his estranged half-brother Ibrahim "Abe" Johnson mounted a series of public attacks via the platform of Facebook, culminating in a twenty-two minute poolside video rant against both Bamba and his long-time mentor Greer Love. In the lengthy diatribe, Johnson salaciously accuses his half-brother of committing NCAA violations with his mentor Love.



While this was the first time the general public may have been made aware of the unique relationship between the estranged brothers and long-time Bamba confidant Love, it was merely the latest example of a mounting battle between the estranged brothers. Ibrahim Johnson, who is currently facing court dates for five separate felony and misdemeanor charges in five states (FL, NY, SC, OH, and IL), was long rumored to be a figure looking to exploit his five-star half-brother's recruitment in the grassroots, college, and professional community.



After a series of efforts made by his family to keep Ibrahim Johnson on a clear path during Bamba's recruitment, in January of this year, Johnson was completely removed from the recruiting process, after it became apparent to the family that he was steadfast in his search for personal gain and unwilling to abide by Bamba's wishes of a clean, NCAA-compliant recruitment.



Since then, Johnson has racked up a series of charges, including three in March: hit-and-run in Florida, forgery, falsification, petty theft, and possession of drugs in Ohio, and possession of drugs in South Carolina. After his most recent charge last week for theft in Illinois, Johnson allegedly, in an act of desperation, made several physical and verbal threats to "expose" Mohamed Bamba's longtime mentor Greer Love, despite the fact that every compliance department of each school that Bamba visited and ultimately the NCAA Eligibility Center had cleared the duo, due to the long-standing and documented pre-existing relationship. The threats to accuse Bamba and Love of committing NCAA violations came after the duo refused to comply with Johnson's recent demands for various impermissible benefits.

(Photo: Ibrahim Johnson)
Wednesday night, Texas released the following statement to Jeff Eisenberg of Yahoo Sports, "As is usual practice by the NCAA, Mo's amateur status was previously reviewed and final certified by the NCAA Eligibility Center. The NCAA has not informed us of any pending issues or eligibility concerns at this time regarding Mo. If there are further questions, we certainly will cooperate with the NCAA to the fullest."



Greer Love, now a vice-president at Huron Capital in Michigan, met Mohamed Bamba nine years ago, as part of a comprehensive after-school program at P.S. 208 (Alain L. Locke Elementary School) in Bamba's native Harlem. The program, which Love founded in 2008, called "Locke's Lions," consisted of study tables, basketball practice, and league competition. Love has supplied academic and financial support to nearly every student who was on the roster in 2008 or 2009, helping them navigate the challenging periods of middle school, high school, and often college. While the Longhorns incoming freshman may be the most well-known to date, Bamba is the only student of the substantial group to this point who has gone on to play college basketball.



Steve Tulleners, who was Mohamed Bamba's academic advisor and associate head basketball coach at the Westtown School, said, "We fully support the understanding student-athlete and community member we have known Mohamed Bamba to be. During his time at Westtown, Mo's family approved Greer Love as a family point-of-contact to help manage and mentor him throughout the college recruitment process."



Although Love earned an undergraduate degree at Indiana University and an MBA at the University of Michigan, the private equity investor is not a "booster" of any university. After Mo Bamba lead his PSA Cardinals to a Peach Jam Championship game, the consensus top three 2017 player and his family felt that it was imperative that the longtime family friend take over his recruitment process and manage the logistics, under the belief that Love would be able to avoid any conflicts or biases that frequently permeate modern elite-level basketball recruitments.



“When Mo asked me to guide him and help coordinate the logistics of his recruitment,” Love told 247Sports, “I immediately engaged the former Chief Compliance Officer of two Big 10 / Big 12 schools, who provided frequent consultation on a variety of matters. Doing things the right way has been our top priority since day one. Mo’s got way too much to lose to take any chances on anything even remotely impermissible. With my 9-year, pre-existing relationship on the line with Mo personally, let alone his college eligibility, I took several additional measures to ensure that Mo was fully compliant every step of the way.”

Author
Andrew Slater @ASlater247

 

[010101]

they got their capes on for that pinktoe leech early*

 

[str8up]

But a source told CBS Sports that Love has mentored Bamba since he was "9 or 10 years old" -- meaning, in the NCAA's eyes, Love and Bamba likely qualify as two people with a "clear preexisting relationship." In that case, the NCAA probably would not view Love providing gifts to Bamba as "impermissible" because, in accordance with NCAA Bylaw 12.1.1.1.6, the relationship between Love and Bamba would predate "the athlete's status as a prospective student-athlete."

Love's bio on Huron Capital's website lists him as "actively involved in Locke's Lions, an academic and athletic mentorship program for students who attended Public School 208 in Harlem." A source told CBS Sports that Bamba did in fact attend elementary school at Public School 208 in Harlem, which is where, the source said, Love's relationship with Bamba originated. Another source told CBS Sports that Love even served as Bamba's third-grade basketball coach. And a third source told CBS Sports that the NCAA has already vetted the relationship between Love and Bamba and deemed it OK relative to NCAA bylaws.

Read More: Mohamed Bamba's brother says the Texas 5-star freshman accepted cash and gifts

 

[Champ_KW]

Exclusive: Elite Texas Commit Mo Bamba's Longtime Mentor Responds To Estranged Brother's Allegations

Just in case anyone sided with the half-brother.

Texas is perfectly clean from anything, and the NCAA already investigated Mo and Love's relationship. Dude was around since Sidiki's fukked up, mediocre basketball days.

Yep....this cac dirty. The media went straight to the cac playbook. Now it's emphasis on "half" brother, spend 80% of the article talking about his past transgressions including a mugshot, etc. Dude may be an imperfect messenger, but I think his message was 100% correct.