The NCAA and USC (UPDATE)

June 9

The USC penalties will be announced tomorrow.
This has been the longest investigation (14 weeks) that I can remember. The football program could be forced to forfeit victories from Bush's seasons there (2003-05) -- during which time the Trojans won a national championship and lost in the BCS title game against Texas. But though USC chose to contest the allegation against the football program, its ultimate goal is to overcome the perception of a lack of institutional control, which could result in significant sanctions, including scholarship reductions, TV and postseason bans, recruiting restrictions and probation.

Breaking News:

May 28 2010

The NCAA is looking into the academics of former Kentucky guard Eric Bledsoe.
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/05/29/sports/ncaabasketball/29recruit.html

NCAA Violations

May 28

This morning the Connecticut men's basketball team finds 8 NCAA Violations. Here is the list of allegations (from the NCAA notice of Allegations)

• Members of the men's basketball staff exchanged at least 160 impermissible telephone calls and at least 191 impermissible text messages with recruits.

• Former student manager turned sports agent Josh Nockimson provided impermissible benefits to a recruit.

• Beau Archibald, director of men's basketball operations, provided an impermissible benefit by placing a 29-minute phone call to a person whose name was redacted.

• Archibald provided false and misleading information to investigators.

• Assistant coach Patrick Sellers provided false and misleading information to investigators.

• In 2007 and 2008 members of the men's basketball staff provided 26 impermissible complimentary admissions or discretionary tickets to high school basketball coaches, other teachers or coaches of recruits, and a friend of a recruit.

• Head coach Jim Calhoun failed to promote an atmosphere of compliance in the men's basketball program and failed to adequately monitor the program to ensure compliance with NCAA legislation regarding telephone calls, text messages and benefits.

• The university, between 2005 and 2009 failed to adequately monitor the conduct and administration of the men's basketball program.

Sportsnation

I was just watching Sportsnation (great show by the way) and as part of the 3 cheers they showed Sean Miller giving the ball up to Jerome Lane and then breaking the backboard.

NBA Draft early entrants

March 29

Check back often for updates
last updated May 8
deadline to withdraw is may 8

School                          Player                                                         Agent
Arkansas                     Courtney Fortson                                     Y
Baylor                         Ekpe Udoh                                               Y
Butler                           Gordon Hayward                                    Y
Cincinnati                   Lance Stephenson                                    Y
DePaul                       Mac Koshwal                                            Y
Florida State                Solomon Alabi                                         Y
Fresno State                Paul George                                            Y
Georgetown               Greg Monroe                                           Y
Georgia Tech            Derrick Favors                                         Y
Georgia Tech            Gani Lawal                                               Y
Iowa State                  Craig Brackins                                        Y
Kansas                      Cole Aldrich                                              Y
Kansas                       Xavier Henry                                           Y
Kentucky                    Daniel Orton                                           Y
Kentucky                    Eric Bledsoe                                          Y
Kentucky                   John Wall                                                Y
Kentucky                   DeMarcus Cousins                                Y
Kentucky                   Patrick Patterson                                    Y
Louisville                    Samardo Samuels                                   Y
Marshall                     Hassan Whiteside                                   Y
Memphis                     Elliot Williams                                         Y 
Michigan                    Manny Harris                                          Y
Mississippi State           Dee Bost                                              Y
Nevada                        Armon Johnson                                       Y
Nevada                        Luke Babbitt                                            Y
New Mexico                Darington Hobson                                   Y
New Mexico State       Jahmar Young                                         Y
North Carolina               Ed Davis                                                Y
Ohio                              Armon Bassett                                        Y

Ohio State                    Evan Turner                                            Y
Oklahoma                      Keith "Tiny" Gallon                             Y

Oklahoma                     Willie Warren                                         Y
Oklahoma                     Tommy Mason Griffin                           Y
Oklahoma State            James Anderson                                   Y
Ole Miss                      Eniel Polynice                                         Y
Ole Miss                      Terrico White                                         Y
Radford                           Lazar Trifunovic                                      N
San Diego State                Quinton Watkins                                   N
San Jose State                  C.J. Webster                                    Y
Seattle                            Charles Garcia                                    Y
Slippery Rock                 Stevy Worah Ozimo                               N
South Florida                   Dominique Jones                               Y
Syracuse                        Wesley Johnson                                  Y
Texas                               Avery Bradley                                  Y
UAB                                Elijah Millsap                                    Y
UTEP                              Derrick Caracter                               Y
Vanderbilt                       A.J. Ogilvy                                       Y
Virginia                           Sylven Landesberg                          Y
Virginia Commonwealth Larry Sanders                                 Y

Wake Forest                   Al-Farouq Aminu                            Y
West Virginia                  Devin Ebanks                                 Y
Xavier                               Jordan Crawford                          Y