By Justin Jackson for The Intelligencer
MORGANTOWN – The governor and attorney general of West Virginia have opened an investigation into the NCAA and its selection process for its men’s basketball tournament – a process that controversially excluded West Virginia University on Sunday.
Gov. Patrick Morrisey went public Monday, saying he has asked state Attorney General J.B. McCuskey to launch an investigation into the NCAA tournament selection committee.
The investigation would determine “if there were any back-room deals, corruption, bribes or any nefarious activity occurred during the selection process,” Morrisey said. “I know the attorney general and I will leave no stone unturned in this process.”
Morrisey, standing behind a podium that sported a sign that read “National Corrupt Athletic Association” to poke a jab at the NCAA, stopped short of threatening any lawsuits or injunctions that would delay the start of this year’s NCAA tournament, which begins today.
Instead, Morrisey, called for transparency from the NCAA selection committee in sharing information with the investigation.