Black coaches were 'low-hanging fruit' in FBI college hoops case that wrecked careers, then fizzled

NEW YORK (AP) — Book Richardson doesn't sleep much past 5:30 a.m. anymore.

That was around the time seven years ago that FBI agents pounded on his door, barged in, handcuffed him and dragged him away while his 16-year-old son, E.J., looked on helplessly.

"Ever since then, everyone looks at me differently," the former University of Arizona assistant coach told The Associated Press about his arrest, part of a sting designed to clean up college basketball. "And I don't fall back to sleep when I see that time come up on the clock."

He is one of four assistant coaches — along with a group of six ag...

 

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