{"id":15192,"date":"2010-05-28T11:53:14","date_gmt":"2010-05-28T15:53:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/?p=15192"},"modified":"2010-06-04T11:35:01","modified_gmt":"2010-06-04T15:35:01","slug":"uconn-announces-notice-of-allegations-from-ncaa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/2010\/05\/uconn-announces-notice-of-allegations-from-ncaa\/","title":{"rendered":"UConn Announces Notice of Allegations from NCAA"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_15191\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-15191\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/hathaway_lg.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-15191 img-responsive lazyload\" title=\"UConn officials discuss NCAA allegations related to the men\u2019s basketball program at a May 28 press conference.\" data-src=\"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/hathaway_lg-300x214.jpg\" alt=\"&lt;p&gt;UConn officials discuss NCAA allegations related to the men\u2019s basketball program at a May 28 press conference.&lt;\/p&gt;\" width=\"300\" height=\"214\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/hathaway_lg-300x214.jpg 300w, https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/hathaway_lg.jpg 700w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 300px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 300\/214;\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-15191\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">UConn officials discuss NCAA allegations related to the men\u2019s basketball program at a May 28 press conference. Photo by Sean Flynn.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The University of Connecticut announced Friday that it has received a notice of allegations from the NCAA regarding possible recruiting violations within the men\u2019s basketball program. At a press conference held in Gampel Pavilion, athletic director Jeffrey Hathaway, men\u2019s basketball coach Jim Calhoun, and Rick Evrard, UConn\u2019s outside counsel for NCAA matters, said they will continue cooperating with the ongoing NCAA investigation.<\/p>\n<p>The notice contains eight specific charges and is the result of a 15-month cooperative review by NCAA enforcement staff and the University. The University has until August 20, 2010 to provide its response to the notice to the NCAA Committee on Infractions. University representatives are scheduled to appear before the committee in Indianapolis on Oct. 15 and 16.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLet me be clear that the University of Connecticut is fully committed to NCAA rules compliance and takes this matter very seriously,\u201d said Hathaway. \u201cWith regard to Coach Calhoun, he personally has a long-standing history of demonstrated commitment to NCAA compliance. We appreciate his continued commitment, as well as the full cooperation and support that he has provided throughout this process.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe look forward to working with the NCAA in the coming months and expect to fully respond to their concerns,\u201d said Calhoun. \u201cWhile we may have made some mistakes in the recruiting process, UConn has never wavered in terms of its fostering and maintaining a strong culture of compliance, and has always striven to meet the high standards expected of us.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The University also announced that two members of the men\u2019s basketball staff have resigned: assistant coaches Beau Archibald and Patrick Sellers. <a href=\"http:\/\/grfx.cstv.com\/photos\/schools\/conn\/sports\/m-baskbl\/auto_pdf\/Notice_Sellers_Archibald.pdf\">Both men released statements<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe University and the athletic division are taking this very seriously, as we should,\u201d said UConn President Michael Hogan in a statement. \u201cI am confident that the University will appropriately address and respond to this matter and continue cooperating fully with the NCAA as this process moves forward.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The notice contains eight allegations of violation of NCAA bylaws including:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Impermissible phone calls and text messages to prospective student-athletes;<\/li>\n<li>Impermissible benefits provided to a prospective student-athlete by a representative of the institution&#8217;s athletic interests;<\/li>\n<li>Impermissible benefit to a prospective student-athlete by a member of the basketball staff;<\/li>\n<li>Allegations against two members of the basketball staff for providing false and misleading information to the NCAA enforcement staff and to the institution;<\/li>\n<li>Providing impermissible complimentary admissions or discretionary tickets;<\/li>\n<li>A failure by the head men&#8217;s basketball coach to promote an atmosphere of compliance in the men&#8217;s basketball program and a failure to adequately monitor the program to ensure compliance with NCAA legislation regarding telephone calls, text messages, and benefits provided by a representative of the institution&#8217;s athletic interests;<\/li>\n<li>A failure by the institution to adequately monitor the conduct and administration of the men&#8217;s basketball staff in the areas of telephone records; representatives of the institution&#8217;s athletics interests; and complimentary admissions or discretionary tickets.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The University and Athletics Department will not be making any further comments, as the investigation is an ongoing process with the NCAA.<\/p>\n<p>The complete texts of statements from UConn officials as well as the NCAA notice of allegations <a href=\"http:\/\/www.uconnhuskies.com\/sports\/m-baskbl\/spec-rel\/052810aaa.html\">can be found here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Allegations pertain to the men&#8217;s basketball program.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":16,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_crdt_document":"","wds_primary_category":0,"wds_primary_series":0,"wds_primary_attribution":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"magazine-issues":[],"coauthors":[39],"class_list":["post-15192","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"pp_statuses_selecting_workflow":false,"pp_workflow_action":"current","pp_status_selection":"publish","acf":[],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-04-25 23:14:06","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"category","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-rest\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15192","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-rest\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-rest\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-rest\/wp\/v2\/users\/16"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-rest\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=15192"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-rest\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15192\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":15213,"href":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-rest\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15192\/revisions\/15213"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-rest\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=15192"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-rest\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=15192"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-rest\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=15192"},{"taxonomy":"magazine-issue","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-rest\/wp\/v2\/magazine-issues?post=15192"},{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-rest\/wp\/v2\/coauthors?post=15192"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}