Thursday, April 2,1992
ECAC title retracted:
Point shaving
by Maury Povich
The Collision
For the first time since the
Tulane scandal in 1985, another
university is caught in a point
shaving controversy.
An NCAA committee is
presently beginning an
investigation of the Penn State -
Behrcnd Lady Lions' basketball
program.
The litigation filed by the
NCAA proposes that the
coaching staff, comprised of Head
Coach Jenepher Banker, and
assistant coaches Brett Banker and
Paul Benim, were directly
involved in a brutal point
shaving scandal during the ECAC
playoffs.
It is also believed that this
particular staff has involved itself
in various accounts of illegal
recruiting procedures such as
providing players with cars and
social cash. In addition, legal
action is pending against three
Behrend players who supposedly
participated in this infraction.
"The fix is on for tonight's
game.".
Thafchilling phrase went from
the mouth of one Behrend
basketball coach to the ears of
some friends prior to the first
round of ECAC playoff game
against Wesley College.
Those words ultimately led to
an investigation that erupted in
Erie last week and sent tremors
nationwide.
The coaching staff, along with
the aid of three players (names
withheld), made sure the Lady
Lions demolished Wesley
College and covered the spread.
The Morning Vegas Line had the
Lady Lions roaring as 22 point
favorites.
NCAA investigators who
reviewed the game between
Wesley and Behrend noted that
the coaching staff left starters in
versus Wesley back-ups.
This footage displays Banker
commanding her team to
maintain their fullcourt pressure
defense with 55 seconds left in
regulatin and already up 23
points. The Lady Lions utterly
destroyed Wesley and cruised to a
71-41 victory. The Lady Lions
obviously covered the spread.
Assistant coach Brett Banker
refused to comment on the
allegation. Banker was once an
all-star at Tulane University, and
may soon be the topic of some
hot interrogation.
A warrant for the arrest of the
three suspected baksetball players
has been issued.
These individuals along with
the Lady Lion coaches are accused
of receiving $900.00 each for
making sure Behrend didn’t cover
the 14 point spread it was favored
by on March 8 versus Froslburg
(6148).
Following the Froslburg win,
a reliable source overheard a
member of the coaching staff
remark, "Hey, we won the game,
and we still got all the money."
The university has launched a
PORTS
scandal spells trouble
Get it straight: Head Coach Jenepher Banker and Assistant Coach Brett
Banker argue with the referees over a three-point shot. The referee's
decision supposedly hindered their point shaving scandal.
full fledged internal investigation
of the point shaving rumors.
Banker, Banker, and Benim
will also be hit hard with
accusation of illegal recruiting
infractions. Authorities believe
that all 14 Lady Lions were
illegally given social cash to
spend at the mall.
Dean Lilley spoke on both
Here at
The
Collision,
w e
feel that
sometimes
all you can
do is stand
back and
shake your
head.
issues
"We need to make winning a
much broader term at Behrend,"
he commented. "It is just one
component of an overall
ambition to be successfull. The
university applies too much
pressure to win. Teams should
be measured on how hard they
try"
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Lilley is also under close
investigation. Lilley has been
known to bet heavily among his
mafia friends on NBA games. It
is rumored that Lilley was the
brainchild behind the scandal,
using the Lady Lions coaching
staff as a puppet.