Brad Bohannon, ex-Alabama coach, sanctioned in betting scandal

David Purdum, ESPN

The former head baseball coach for the University of Alabama knowingly provided inside information to a gambler who bet against the Crimson Tide in an SEC game last spring, the NCAA said Thursday in announcing sanctions for both the coach and the school.

Former Alabama coach Brad Bohannon, who was fired in May, failed to participate in the NCAA’s investigation into suspicious betting on an Alabama-LSU baseball game on April 28, 2023.

The NCAA found that Bohannon violated wagering and ethical conduct rules and received a 15-year show-cause order. Any NCAA institution that hires Bohannon must suspend him for “100% of the baseball regular season for the first five seasons of his employment.”

The university received three years of probation, a $5,000 fine, and is required to retain a firm to provide comprehensive gambling education to student-athletes, coaches and athletics administrators.

According to the NCAA, Bohannon messaged an individual he knew to be engaged in betting on an Alabama baseball game on April 28, 2003: “[Student-athlete] is out for sure … Lemme know when I can tell [the opposing team] … Hurry,” Bohannon texted the bettor, according to the NCAA.

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