Press release: NCAA - Committee on Infractions Penalizes University of Kansas for Major Violations in Men's Basketball and Football - kusports.com
KU football, men's basketball lose scholarships - kusports.comThe basketball violations involving one booster took place from 2002 through 2005.
During that time the booster (cited in the report as "representative 1") provided cash, transportation, clothing and other benefits totaling more than $5,000 to two men's basketball student-athletes. More than $4,500 in benefits was given to one student-athlete, his Amateur Athletics Union (AAU) coach and his family members, whom the booster befriended while the student-athlete was still in high school. The other student-athlete received benefits from the booster totaling approximately $450.
In its public report, the committee noted that it is "particularly troubled" by the booster transporting the student-athlete and his AAU coach to the 2004 Division I Men's Basketball Championship Regional Semi-Final and Regional Final contests. The distance was more than 1,000 miles and the booster paid for all transportation, lodging and meals for the student-athlete, as well as transportation costs for the AAU coach.
The prospect, the booster and the AAU coach all received game tickets from the university as they were listed as guests of a men's basketball student-athlete on the complimentary ticket list at the regional contests. The prospect and the booster were identified as a "friend" of the student-athlete and the AAU coach was listed as "coach." The vast majority of people receiving complimentary tickets, however, were immediate family members.
Other violations in men's basketball related to two boosters sending financial gifts to graduating student-athletes. One booster, an elderly woman, had been sending cards and gifts of $50 to $100 to graduating men's basketball student-athletes since 1988. She said she asked permission and indicated that a former director of athletics (cited in the report as "former director of athletics 1"), a former head men's basketball coach and others in the men's basketball office were aware of the gifts. The present director of athletics discovered the gifts in 2004 while visiting the men's basketball offices. He noticed the letters, took possession of them and further investigated.
Another booster sent letters and checks totaling $300 to $400 beginning in 2000-01 or 2001-02 to men's basketball senior student-athletes to help them transition to "the real world." The booster claimed that the former men's basketball head coach told him it was permissible to provide modest amounts of money to student-athletes who had graduated or exhausted their eligibility.
Kansas avoids postseason bans, but NCAA adds year of probation - cbssportsline.com
But then again paying players is nothing compared to making phone calls to potential recruits. I'm sure the NCAA will do nothing.
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Roy has been dirty for a long time. All you have to do is go back to the Piggy Lambert days to get his MO. But I bet you are right that the NCAA won't do a thing to good ol Roy.
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