Radford Placed on NCAA Probation
According to the Roanoke Times, Radford Athletics have been placed on probabtion:
The NCAA Division I Committee on Infractions placed Radford University on probation for two years and disciplined its former men’s basketball coaching staff — as well as men’s tennis Mike Anderson — for what the committee called “major violations” in the men’s basketball and men’s tennis programs.
The NCAA released a press release with the following penalties:
The Radford men’s program will also lose two scholarships during the 2012–13 and 2013–14 seasons.
Following is the full list of penalties imposed on Radford by the NCAA, according to today’s press release.
- Public reprimand and censure.
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- Two years of probation from February 24, 2012, through February 23, 2014.
- Five-year show-cause penalty for the former head coach prohibiting any recruiting activity. The public report contains further details.
- Two-year show-cause penalty prohibiting any off-campus recruiting activity for the two former assistant coaches and director of operations. The public report contains further details.
- Suspension of the head tennis coach for two consecutive contests during the 2011 season (self-imposed by the university).
- Reduction of men’s basketball scholarships by a total of two during the 2012–13 and 2013–14 academic years.
- Vacation of the four wins during the 2010–11 season when a student-athlete competed while ineligible. The public report includes further details.
- $2,000 penalty, equal to $500 for each time the student-athlete competed while ineligible.
- Reduction of two official paid visits in men’s basketball during the 2011–12 academic year (self-imposed by the university).
