From Dayton Daily News:
http://www.daytondailynews.com/sport...16ncaaweb.html
NCAA report about Ohio State blasts Biancardi
By the Dayton Daily News
The National Collegiate Athletic Association has alleged that Wright State head basketball coach Paul Biancardi violated several NCAA rules while serving as an assistant coach at Ohio State University.
Biancardi is mentioned prominently in a 29-page report released by
OSU Monday that specifically accuses him of acting in an unethical manner while recruiting basketball players at
OSU.
"It is alleged that Paul Biancardi, then assistant men's basketball coach, acted contrary to the principles of ethical conduct inasmuch as he did not on all occasions deport himself in accordance with the generally recognized high standards of honesty and sportsmanship normally associated with the conduct and the administration of intercollegiate athletics," the report says.
Most of the alleged violations deal with the recruitment of 7-foot-3-inch Aleksandar Radojevic and another player, whose name is blacked out in the report. The Dayton Daily News reported on Sunday that Biancardi once asked a Columbus man to provide a pair of pants and cash to Radojevic, according to a booster's sworn deposition for a civil suit.
When asked in the deposition if Biancardi ever asked him to do anything against NCAA rules, the booster, Mike Sierawski, said, "Affirmative."
Biancardi, through his attorney, denied the claim on Saturday.
"That's an absolute denial on the part of coach Biancardi, said Jim Zeszutek, Biancardi's attorney.
OSU athletic director Gene Smith said in the Daily News Monday that the university will have 60 to 90 days to respond to the NCAA's notice of allegations.