LOS ANGELES (AP)—Former USC basketball star O.J. Mayo has denied allegations
that he received cash and gifts from events promoter Rodney Guillory and said he
was confident an investigation will determine he did not violate NCAA rules.
“I know for a fact that I haven’t accepted anything,” Mayo told the Los
Angeles Times for Thursday’s editions. “My family hasn’t accepted anything, so
I’m just waiting for the NCAA to do what they have to do to prove that I haven’t
done anything wrong.”
Louis Johnson, a former associate of Mayo’s, claimed in a segment of ESPN’s
“Outside the Lines” that Guillory received money from Bill Duffy Associates
and funneled cash and gifts to Mayo.
Mayo, who made this past season his first and last for the Trojans, declared
for the NBA draft last month and signed BDA vice president Calvin Andrews as his
agent.
NCAA rules prohibit giving college athletes money or other gifts. Mayo said
he will cooperate with the investigation by the NCAA, the Pacific-10 Conference
and the university.
Johnson, who has worked as a sports writer and has a cocaine conviction,
provided receipts to ESPN that purported to prove that Guillory provided Mayo
with food, clothes and other services.
“I understand compliance and I understand the rules,” Mayo told the Times.
“I wouldn’t pay for everybody but I would at least pay my end. When I went to
go shop every once in a while, (Guillory) might have taken me to the store in
his vehicle, but he didn’t pay for any clothes for me.
“I never have received money from Rodney, Louis, BDA or anything. All I got
was a monthly $450 check from USC or I have friends and family that send me
money.”
Johnson’s attorney, Jeff Silberman, said his client’s point is “to fix the
system and avoid exploitation of future athletes and not in any way to hurt
O.J.”
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Former USC basketball star O.J. Mayo has denied allegations that he received cash and gifts from events promoter Rodney Guillory
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