College Hoops Staffer Busted on Pimping, Guns, Drugs Charges

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The men’s basketball program at California State University, Bakersfield is at the center of a wild scandal after a former player-turned-coach was accused of running a multi-state pimping operation while working for the school...

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Authorities say Kevin Mays -- an ex-player for the Roadrunners who later joined the staff as a temporary assistant coach -- is facing 11 criminal and misdemeanor charges, including felony pimping, after an investigation triggered by a shocking anonymous email.

According to reports, then-head coach Rod Barnes received a message in August titled “IMPORTANT MESSAGE 911 911” claiming Mays had been “trafficking a girl since May” across several states. The sender warned in all caps, “FIX IT OR THE WHOLE STAFF WILL FALL.”

Barnes forwarded the tip to the school’s HR department, which passed it along to university police … sparking a broader investigation that ultimately led to Mays’ arrest.

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The men's basketball program at California State University, Bakersfield won't turn many heads with its last-place ranking in the Big West Conference. But when it comes to scandal, the school could be a top contender.

Cal State Bakersfield's athletic department has been in upheaval since Aug. 29, when then-men's basketball coach Rod Barnes opened an anonymous email from a tipster who alleged that Barnes' temporary assistant coach, Kevin Mays, was also working as a pimp across four states. Other lawsuits, internal investigations, dismissals and finger-pointing have only served to deepen the department's sense of crisis.

"FIX IT OR THE WHOLE STAFF WILL FALL," the tipster wrote in all caps, adding that the email was a "first warning and a final warning."

Barnes forwarded the anonymous email to the university's human resources office, which sent it to university police, triggering an investigation that led to criminal charges against Mays.

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