OSU assistant coach Lamont Evans makes court appearance

gathered outside the courthouse, but Evans declined the opportunity to discuss the allegations against him.

"We're not going to be making any statement today," his attorney, Trace Morgan, said as they left the courtroom.

Evans is one of four assistant basketball coaches at major universities who were among 10 people charged Tuesday in New York with bribery and other crimes stemming from a wideranging federal investigation into corruption in college basketball.

Auburn's Chuck Person, Arizona's Emanuel Richardson and University of Southern California's Tony Bland were the other coaches.

Among the others charged were managers, financial advisers and the director of global sports marketing at Adidas.

Federal prosecutor David Petermann summarized the allegations against Evans and potential penalties during Wednesday's court proceeding.

Evans is charged in six counts of the 11-count complaint, Petermann said.

Count One, conspiracy to commit bribery, and Count 11, travel act conspiracy, each carry potential penalties of five years in prison, a $250,000 fine and three years probation, the prosecutor said.

Count Two, solicitation of bribes and gratuities by an agent of a federally funded organization, carries a potential penalty of 10 years in prison, a $250,000 fine and three years probation.

The other three counts, conspiracy to commit honest services fraud, honest services wire fraud, and wire fraud conspiracy, each carry potential penalties of 20 years in prison, a $250,000 fine and three years probation, he said.

New York prosecutors initially wanted a $100,000 own recognizance bond for Evans. Petermann agreed to the lower $50,000 amount after Evans' attorney questioned the need for the higher amount.

The defense attorney noted that Evans had returned to Oklahoma from out of state and voluntarily turned himself into authorities after being informed of the complaint against him.