Ex-Sewanee basketball coach placed $93K in bets on sports
A former women’s basketball head coach at the University of the South — also known as Sewanee — violated the NCAA’s sports betting rules by placing more than $93,000 in bets on college and professional sports over a roughly two-year period from 2021-23.
A Division III Committee on Infractions hearing panel concluded that the coach, who was not named in the NCAA’s report, knowingly broke sports gambling regulations by placing 407 bets on college sports totaling $28,000.
He also placed 20 bets on women’s college basketball games, although none of those bets involved Sewanee.
“Regardless of the evolving views and prevalence of sports wagering, such activities remain against NCAA rules,” the committee wrote in its decision. “Given the prevalence of sports wagering activities on college campuses, it is arguably even more important that those closest to student-athletes refrain from such behaviors to protect student-athletes.”
Sewanee was placed on a year-long probation, while the former head coach was dealt a two-year show-cause order.
The university was reportedly tipped off about the coach’s sports betting activities in March 2023.
Although he wasn’t named in the report, Brody Curry served as the University of the South women’s basketball head coach in 2023.
Curry was placed on administrative leave by the university in late April, according to a report from CBS Sports.
In July, Curry stepped down from his role to move to the same position at the Webb School in Tennessee.
Curry also served as an assistant coach for Sewanee’s men’s basketball team from 2020-22.
“Brody has been an important part of the Sewanee family as a student-athlete, an alumnus, an assistant with our men’s program, and as the head coach of our women’s basketball program,” Sewanee Director of Athletics John Shackelford wrote a statement after his resignation.
“This new chapter in his life represents a wonderful opportunity for his growing family. He’ll be greatly missed by his students, colleagues, and campus friends, but will always be a Sewanee Tiger with roots planted on the plateau.”
