NCAA Ruling on GSU Men’s Basketball
NCAA penalizes GSU men’s basketball for major violations
Penalties include two years probation, scholarship reductions, recruiting restrictions
Basically – the head coach and an assistant coach went a bit overboard when it came to the responsibility of making sure their student-athletes stayed eligible. They went so far as to actually complete the courses for students by writing papers, completing online assignments, and participating in online chat‘s.
For more information: http://www.statesboroherald.com/news/article/20607/
Penalties
The penalties, some of which were self-imposed by the institution and adopted by the committee, are below. Additional details are available in the public report.
• Public reprimand and censure.
• Two years of probation (January 20, 2010, to January 19, 2012).
• Five-year show-cause order for the former assistant coach (January 20, 2010, to January 19, 2015).
• Two-year show-cause order for the former director of basketball operations (January 20, 2010, to January 19, 2012).
• Reduction of basketball scholarships by one for the 2009-10, 2010-11 and 2011-12 academic years.
• During the 2009-10 academic year, the number of official recruiting visits for men’s basketball shall be reduced by four from the maximum of 12 (self-imposed by the university).
• Vacation of all wins in which the two academically ineligible student-athletes competed during the 2007-08 and 2008-09 men’s basketball seasons. Details of this vacation penalty are included in the public report (self-imposed by the university).
Needless to say, the Athletics department has been on pins-and-needles. With the new President coming into place and the NCAA ruling now painfully public, they are on edge. I wonder if this means Sam Baker will finally be retiring soon.
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