has been a lot of athletic scandals in colleges in most parts of the world. These scandals have been as a result of the coaches and the directors of athletics in the colleges failing to take the full force of the law and giving their players freedom to do everything even if it is against the law. One of this fatal scandals is the Baylor university basketball scandal that occurred in the year 2003. This scandal involved the players and the coaches of the team. The scandal left one player dead and the
documents the scandal that engrossed the Baylor Bears men’s basketball programs during the summer months of 2003. In June 2003, Patrick Dennehy, a Baylor basketball player, was murdered by his teammate Carlton Dotson. Dennehy had transferred to Baylor and the upcoming 2003-2004 season would be his first as a Bear; he redshirted the 2002-2003 season. Baylor’s head coach, Dave Bliss, was also forced to resign that summer after the increased scrutiny that Dennehy’s murder brought upon the basketball program
Robert Montgomery "Bobby" Knight (born October 25, 1940 in Massillon, Ohio) is the head men's basketball coach at Texas Tech University. He previously held the same position at Indiana University and the United States Military Academy. Knight is one of NCAA Division I college basketball's most controversial coaches but is the third all-time winningest coach in the men's division, behind Dean Smith and Adolph Rupp. With only 10 wins separating him and all-time leader Dean Smith, Knight will probably
setting the model as universities that profit is our primary focus. This chapter in Practical Ethics in Sport management goes on to say, “The economic realties of their sports programs