A businessman who made an improper payment...

A businessman who made an improper payment to Dexter Cambridge, University of Texas basketball star, was a Texas alumnus and a summer employee of the school, according to records obtained by The Dallas Morning News.

Cambridge temporarily lost his eligibility in the 1991-92 season, when he revealed that Keith Heingartner had given him a $7,000 check. The money was a graduation present before Cambridge transferred from Lon Morris College in Jacksonville to Texas, the player said.

Texas Coach Tom Penders has said for months that Heingartner had “absolutely no connection” with Texas. The documents, obtained by the paper under the Texas Open Records Act, show Heingartner worked for Penders during the summers of 1990 and ’91 as a UT basketball camp coach.

In addition, The Morning News reported that expense reports approved by Penders identify Heingartner by name as “UT alumni.”