WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. — A former New York community college basketball coach accused of scheming to get star players into NCAA Division I schools with forged transcripts has pleaded guilty.
District Attorney Anthony A. Scarpino Jr. says Tyrone Mushatt has admitted providing St. John’s University with a forged transcript for a Westchester Community College player.
Mushatt also admitted that he conspired to possess and turn over 10 forged WCC transcripts of six players to St. John’s, Quinnipiac (KWIHN’-ih-pee-ak) University, Concordia College and Florida A&M University.
Several players were ruled ineligible.
The scandal was uncovered in October 2014 by The Journal News. It prompted the community college to cancel the two men’s seasons and a women’s season.
The schools assisted investigators.
