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in 1993, college basketball coach Bob Knight invented a fictitious player named Ivan Renko to expose disreputable basketball recruiting experts. Sure enough, the experts began listing Renko as a prospect and some even claimed to have footage of the nonexistent player.

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Fun Fact: in 1993, college basketball coach Bob Knight invented a fictitious player named Ivan Renko to expose disreputable basketball recruiting experts. Sure enough, the “experts” began listing Renko as a prospect and some even claimed to have footage of the nonexistent player.

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