Reached for comment, Scooby Doo said, "Ruh-roh, Raggy."

Louis Johnson, who was a part of Mayo's inner circle until recently, said Mayo accepted around $30,000 in cash and gifts during the past four years from Rodney Guillory, a 43-year-old Los Angeles event promoter. In addition to cash, the gifts included a flat-screen television for Mayo's dorm room, cell phone service, a hotel room, clothes, meals and airline tickets for Mayo's friends and a relative, according to Johnson, others with knowledge of the gifts and store receipts.

Mayo responded to the report with the following:

In a statement, Mayo said: "I am focusing on the process of making my dream come true, which is to play professional basketball. I will not allow these allegations to become a distraction to me and my family. I have been through investigations by the NCAA, the Pac Ten and USC before I attended school and during the time I have been here. I have not engaged in any wrongdoing. If these claims were true I would suspect they would have been discovered by one of these organizations."

Of Guillory, Mayo said in his statement: "Rodney has been a positive influence on me as well as a strong African-American male presence in my life. Recently, my mother had the opportunity to spend time with Rodney as well, and has shared her appreciation for the way he has always treated me like I was family when I was so far away from home. I have nothing but respect for Rodney."

With an investigation already ongoing with regard to reports that Reggie Bush reaped financial benefits worth more than $100,000 from marketing agents while at USC, it should be interesting to see what sanctions the school might face if both reports bear out.

So the OJ Mayo era at USC ends with a first-round tournament loss to the other heralded freshman. You may remember the famous tale of Mayo calling coach Tim Floyd to inform he was coming to USC even though the two had never chatted. Many felt that it was a dangerous precedent, allowing the players to pretty much run amok in the name of big recruiting splashes.

And what did the Trojans gets out of it? A first-round playoff exit and, so far, four years of Lil Romeo. On scholarship. At least it's better than what Indiana got out of Eric Gordon.

OJ Mayo's End Of An Era [Rush The Court]

So on Saturday night, incoming star freshman O.J. Mayo, who was no longer in trouble over that marijuana business, played his final game as a high school player. How's it go? Well, he earned a technical foul and was thrown out of the game.

Considering how much he was cheered for it, it's difficult to argue it wasn't worth it. We guess.

OJ Mayo Ends High School Career With Dunk, Technical [AOL Fanhouse]

Are we sure that he didn't commit to play for Bob Huggins at Kansas State? For some reason, as I read the news report, it just keeps popping up in the back of my mind, "Bob Huggins, Bob Huggins, Bob Huggins." Is that wrong?

OJ and some pals were pulled over last night in a Cadillac that police deemed suspicious (a Cadillac with at least one tall black man inside in Huntington, WV, seen by police as suspicious? You don't say). The marijuana was found inside of a shoe in the back of the vehicle. Someone really should tell him about these.

Incoming USC PG OJ Mayo Busted for Marijuana Charges [Larry Brown Sports]
Police: O.J. Mayo cited on marijuana charge [WANE-TV]

We've been hearing all week about video of prep star O.J. Mayo's "incident," in which he supposedly knocked a referee over. Mayo claimed the ref was "vengeful" and that he pulled a soccer-type flop, for whatever reason.

Well, we finally found the video, thanks to Complete Sports, and we have to say, we understand why Mayo's suspension was appealed. That ref, whatever his deal is, should play for Italy.

OJ Mayo Incident [Complete Sports]