{"id":2576778,"date":"2026-03-06T07:02:02","date_gmt":"2026-03-06T12:02:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/surreal-ncaa-scandal-california-basketball-coach-was-moonlighting-in-multiple-states-as-a-pimp\/"},"modified":"2026-03-06T07:04:14","modified_gmt":"2026-03-06T12:04:14","slug":"surreal-ncaa-scandal-california-basketball-coach-was-moonlighting-in-multiple-states-as-a-pimp","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/surreal-ncaa-scandal-california-basketball-coach-was-moonlighting-in-multiple-states-as-a-pimp\/","title":{"rendered":"Surreal NCAA Scandal: California Basketball Coach Was Moonlighting in Multiple States as a Pimp"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fsurreal-ncaa-scandal-california-basketball-coach-was-moonlighting-in-multiple-states-as-a-pimp%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2576778&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Cal State Bakersfield\u2019s men\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/texas-and-oklahoma-move-to-sec-reportedly-almost-done\/\" title=\"Texas And Oklahoma Move To SEC Reportedly \u2018Almost Done\u2019\">basketball program<\/a> has been roiled by a high-profile off-court scandal centered on an assistant coach, Kevin Mays. An <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/california-home-depot-employee-arrested-for-allegedly-embezzling-1-2-million\/\" title=\"Home Depot worker in California arrested for alleged .2M embezzlement.\">anonymous tip received<\/a> in August alleged that Mays had been operating as a pimp across four states, with a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/china-censors-scandal-over-woman-found-chained-in-a-hut\/\" title=\"China Censors Scandal over Woman Found Chained in a Hut\">trafficking case involving<\/a> a woman and a warning to \u201cfix it or the whole staff will fall.\u201d School officials forwarded the tip to administrators, triggering an examination that led to criminal charges against Mays. He faces 11 felony and misdemeanor counts, including pimping, illegal weapons, and drug trafficking; prosecutors allege he possessed automatic firearms and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-gun-policies-concern-second-amendment-advocates\/\" title=\"Biden gun policies concern Second Amendment advocates\">high-capacity magazines<\/a>, and that methamphetamine and marijuana were intended for distribution. Authorities also claim Mays possessed more than 600 images of <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >child sexual abuse material<\/a> and distributed obscene content involving a minor, though he has pleaded not guilty to all charges. The scandal has coincided with the Roadrunners\u2019 struggles on the court, as the team sits 8-22 and on a 13-game losing streak, overshadowing their performance in the Big West Conference.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Even in the large, expansive, and sordid history of college sports scandals, this one might be one of the strangest.<\/p>\n<p>According to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/college-sports\/story\/_\/id\/48099891\/csub-basketball-coach-alleged-link-pimping-drugs-guns\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ESPN<\/a>, California State University, Bakersfield, has been rocked by a surreal scandal that has overshadowed the fact that the team is dead last in the Big West Conference.<\/p>\n<p>(Which is probably for the best for the Roadrunners, given that they&rsquo;re 8-22.)<\/p>\n<p>But it doesn&rsquo;t appear that Cal State Bakersfield&rsquo;s athletic department will be answering any questions about that putrid record any time soon.<\/p>\n<p>Instead, the department will undoubtedly be peppered with questions about &ldquo;temporary assistant coach&rdquo; Kevin Mays.<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"anyclipvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadAnyclip() { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst container=document.getElementById(\"anyclipvideo\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!container) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.src=\"https:\/\/player.anyclip.com\/anyclip-widget\/lre-widget\/prod\/v1\/src\/lre.js\"; \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.setAttribute(\"pubname\", \"westernjournalcom\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.setAttribute(\"widgetname\", \"001w000001jULVcAAO_M12924\");  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ append inside the container so player shows in correct spot \t\t\t\t\t\tcontainer.appendChild(script); \t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\tfunction findPreviousParagraph(selector, x) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst targetElement=document.querySelector(selector); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!targetElement) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Target element not found.\"); 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\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloadAnyclip(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.disconnect(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t}, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t{ threshold: 0.5 } \/\/ Adjust threshold as needed \t\t\t\t\t\t);  \t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.observe(element); \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the 1st paragraph before #anyclipvideo and observe it \t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphToObserve=findPreviousParagraph(\"#anyclipvideo\", 2); \t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>In August, then-Cal State Bakersfield basketball head coach Rod Barnes received an anonymous  alleging that Mays had been operating as a pimp across four different states.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;FIX IT OR THE WHOLE STAFF WILL FALL,&rdquo; the tipster, who had identified a woman allegedly being trafficked by Mays, said in the .<\/p>\n<p>The tipster added that it was a &ldquo;first warning and a final warning.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Barnes would forward that  to school officials, which prompted an investigation that would eventually lead to criminal charges being pressed against Mays.<\/p>\n<p>Mays is currently being held without bail as he faces an extensive list of charges &mdash; 11 in total &mdash; spanning both felonies and misdemeanors.<\/p>\n<p>Among the most serious allegations are felony counts of pimping, along with charges tied to illegal weapons and drug trafficking.<\/p>\n<p>Prosecutors accused him of possessing automatic firearms and high-capacity magazines, as well as methamphetamine and marijuana that authorities say were intended for distribution. Those allegations alone carry significant penalties if proven in court.<\/p>\n<p>In addition, investigators claimed Mays had more than 600 images of child sexual abuse material and distributed obscene content involving a minor.<\/p>\n<p>Despite the damning list of accusations, Mays has entered a plea of not guilty to every charge.<\/p>\n<p>The bizarre scandal unsurprisingly took the sports world by storm.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">COLLEGE COACH IS A PIMP!?<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;There&rsquo;s a guy named Kevin Mays, former player at Cal State, then became an assistant coach! Mays is now behind bars! No longer the assistant coach! Moonlighting as a pimp! 11 criminal charges!&rdquo; &ndash; Craig Carton<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/craigcartonlive?\">@craigcartonlive<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TyJohnsonNews?\">@TyJohnsonNews<\/a>&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/LZhGRoLLzd\">pic.twitter.com\/LZhGRoLLzd<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; The Craig Carton Show (@CraigCartonShow) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CraigCartonShow\/status\/2029642542350741848?\">March 5, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The Roadrunners aren&rsquo;t just embroiled in scandal. The men&rsquo;s basketball team is mired in a 13-game losing streak as of Thursday evening.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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ESPN reports that Cal State Bakersfield has been swept up in a surreal episode that has overshadowed the Roadrunners\u2019 last-place position in the Big West (they\u2019re 8-22). It doesn\u2019t look like the university\u2019s athletic department will be answering questions about that poor record any time soon; instead, focus is likely to turn to \u201ctemporary assistant coach\u201d Kevin Mays.<\/p>\n<p>In August, then-CSUB basketball coach Rod Barnes received an anonymous tip alleging that Mays had operated as a pimp across four states and identifying a woman believed to be trafficked by him. The tip warned of a \u201cfirst warning and a final warning.\u201d Barnes forwarded the tip to school officials, triggering an investigation that culminated in criminal charges against Mays. He remains jailed without bail, facing 11 charges in total, including pimping and offenses related to weapons and drugs. Prosecutors say he possessed automatic firearms and high-capacity magazines, along with methamphetamine and marijuana intended for distribution. Investigators also contend that Mays had more than 600 images of child sexual abuse material and distributed obscene content involving a minor. Despite the incriminating allegations, Mays has pleaded not guilty to all charges.<\/p>\n<p>The scandal quickly captured wide attention in the sports world. Social media commentary and coverage highlighted the shocking nature of the accusations against a former player who became an assistant coach and was accused of pimping. 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