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Indiana University Largely Escapes NCAA Punishment for Kelvin Sampson's Infractions

By Rick Karcher, Michael McCann, Geoffrey Rapp, Greg Skidmore, and Howard Wasserman

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Mark Alesia of the Indianapolis Star has the story:

Indiana University will receive three years probation from the NCAA for recruiting violations under former men's basketball coach Kelvin Sampson but will not be further penalized, sources close to the investigation told The Indianapolis Star today.

The infractions committee accepted IU?s self-administered sanctions, including a loss of a scholarship for this season and extended recruiting limitations, as sufficient. The school was found guilty of ?failure to monitor? the program, said a source who has read the NCAA?s report, but the committee used softer language than in the original accusation.

Sampson, now an assistant with the NBA?s Milwaukee Bucks, was given a five-year ?show cause? penalty, which essentially prevents NCAA schools from hiring him. Rob Senderoff, a former IU assistant and now an assistant at Kent State, was given a three-year show case penalty. It?s not yet clear how he will be affected.

The official announcement will come in a teleconference with reporters at 4 p.m. today.

?I don?t want to say it?s a reprieve for Indiana, but they?re being seen by the NCAA as much less culpable,? said Michael McCann, a sports law expert from Vermont Law School. ?Maybe this is their reward for being forthcoming, and it?s a message to other schools: be honest and you won?t be punished nearly as much. The steps Indiana took appear to be the right ones.?

For the rest of the story, click here. Andy Katz also has a good story here.

Full post as published by Sports Law Blog on November 25, 2008 (boomark / email).

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