Big article from the Houston Chronicle on a guy who spent ten years taking sham courses (among other things) for college players. He did this for all sports, but mostly basketball (St. John's is not mentioned in the article, FWIW):
http://www.si.com/college-basketball/2014/12/29/college-athletes-fixer-cheating-scheme
http://www.si.com/college-basketball/2014/12/29/college-athletes-fixer-cheating-scheme
