The University of Michigan basketball scandal was an incident in which the men's college basketball program at the University of Michigan was investigated and punished for NCAA rules violations, principally involving payments booster Ed Martin made to several players to launder money from an illegal gambling operation.
The University of Michigan basketball scandal was a six-year investigation of the relationship between the University of Michigan, its men's basketball teams and basketball team booster Ed Martin. As a result of the investigation, the Wolverine men's basketball program was punished for numerous NCAA rules violations, principally involving payments booster Ed Martin made to several players to launder money from an illegal gambling operation.