Book Richardson, director of the New York Gauchos boy's basketball program, speaks with his players in the locker room at the Gaucho Gym, Monday, March 11, 2024, in the Bronx borough of New York. Four assistant coaches arrested in a 2017 FBI probe designed to clean up college basketball are Black. All are out of the sport, banned by the NCAA. One coach, Book Richardson, tells The Associated Press he knows why: Because Black assistants were the low-hanging fruit — the ones on the front lines making connections with athletes who go on to play in college.(AP Photo/Peter K. Afriyie)
Book Richardson, director of the New York Gauchos boy's basketball program, poses for a portrait at the Gaucho Gym, Monday, March 11, 2024, in the Bronx borough of New York. Four assistant coaches arrested in a 2017 FBI probe designed to clean up college basketball are Black. All are out of the sport, banned by the NCAA. One coach, Book Richardson, tells The Associated Press he knows why: Because Black assistants were the low-hanging fruit — the ones on the front lines making connections with athletes who go on to play in college.(AP Photo/Peter K. Afriyie)