Brian Bowen Sr. details offers he received for son to play college hoops

Brian Bowen’s father took the stand today at the college hoops trial and, as expected, it made for quite the afternoon.

Bowen Sr., who has immunity from prosecution for his side of the story, detailed the offers he received for his son to play college basketball, from $150,000, a car, and a house from Oklahoma State to $100,00 and a “good job” from Creighton:

Brian Bowen Sr. told the jury today that Christian Dawkins conveyed the following offers for Brian Bowen Jr. to commit:
• Arizona: $50,000
• Oklahoma State: $150,000, $8000 for a car, money for a house
• Texas: “help me with housing”
• Creighton: $100,000 and a “good job”

— Jeff Borzello (@jeffborzello) October 4, 2018

Earlier this week, attorneys for former Adidas executive James Gatto said Oregon offered an “astronomical amount of money” for Bowen to be a Duck, but Bowen Sr. didn’t recall discussing said offer with Christian Dawkins. He confirmed that he started accepting money from Adidas via Dawkins as early as 2015 and that Adidas’ offer for Bowen to go to Louisville went up to match the amount Billy Preston got to go to Kansas:

'Tugs' had wanted to go to Arizona, Brian Bowen tells the jury. But by 2017, with Christian Dawkins pushing Louisville, the Bowen family began to look at the school knowing that Rick Pitino was coach and that "there might be money involved" from Adidas #HoopsTrial https://t.co/JnQJXAjzIG

— Pete Brush (@PeteBrush) October 4, 2018

https://twitter.com/DanWetzel/status/1047949644561616897

Bowen Sr., who broke down in tears ten minutes after taking the stand, said he was also paid thousands of dollars for his son to attend La Lumiere, a prep school in Indiana, and to play for the Nike EYBL team Mean Streets.

https://twitter.com/DanWetzel/status/1047949349882384384

According to Wetzel, Bowen Sr.’s examination is only halfway over, meaning more fireworks could be on the way tomorrow.

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