NCAA Investigation into Indiana Basketball Program

[BuckeyeNation27]

Originally Posted by methomps

No, Indy Star, they haven't.

death penalty?

[methomps]

Originally Posted by BuckeyeNation27

death penalty?

Not after the recent SCOTUS decision.

[Ttown]

As reminder, I believe there were a couple hundred posts in here that said or guessed that this exact thing would happen when the news first broke about Indiana hiring Sampson.
The Hoosiers made their own bed now let them lay in it.

[LitlBuck]

Except for IU's Tom Crean, who is being sent into the recruiting wars with a bow

Really don't understand who Crean will be looking at when he hits the road because he has 7 recruits coming in this year and already has 4 commitments for next year. With the sanctions that Indiana has levied upon themselves and what the NCAA might do to scholarship numbers and a possible tournament ban for a couple years, he might only be looking at 8th or 9th graders anyhow.

[MD Buckeye]

ESPN - Crean signs deal with Hoosiers that's worth $23.6 million over 10 years - Men's College Basketball

Originally Posted by ESPN.com

Crean signs deal with Hoosiers that's worth $23.6 million over 10 years

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. -- New Indiana basketball coach Tom Crean has signed a 10-year deal worth $23.6 million.

School officials said Tuesday that the deal includes a base salary of $600,000 a year, with additional payments for promotional work. He will receive $1.4 million this season from outside income, a total that will increase slightly each year of the contract.

Crean had agreed to an 8-year contract when he was hired in April to replace the ousted Kelvin Sampson, but the university agreed last month to add two more years to the deal.

The contract also includes a clause that allows the university to fire Crean if he or his staff violate NCAA rules.

[LitlBuck]

Dispatch

The NCAA has told Indiana University to wait until Sept. 26 to respond to the latest allegation that the school failed to monitor its men's basketball program.

In a letter to IU president Michael McRobbie, NCAA infractions committee chairwoman Josephine Potuto said the committee is still finalizing part of its report on former coach Kelvin Sampson and his staff, who were accused of making more than 100 impermissible phone calls to recruits.

I don't know if this is a good sign for Indiana or a bad sign. Reading between the lines, I think it could be a bad sign. They need to look at Sampson phone calls a little more. Interesting to say the least.

[OSUBasketballJunkie]

espn.com

Indiana says failure to monitor charge uncalled for because it was kept in dark

Associated Press

Updated: September 29, 2008, 9:39 PM ET

INDIANAPOLIS -- Indiana University believes it did everything it could to keep former coach Kelvin Sampson from breaking rules.
The school blames Sampson and his assistants for the messy phone-call scandal that has tarnished its men's basketball program.
In a lengthy response to the NCAA's newest major allegation, failure to monitor, the university accused Sampson and his staff of withholding information and concealing impermissible phone calls from the school's compliance department.

Continued...............

[LitlBuck]

Since February, the program has undergone a major housecleaning.

Maybe a little too late for Indiana basketball. Failure to monitor, if it holds up, we'll bring their basketball program down for a couple years and they might even lose some recruits that have not signed their LOI

[OSUBasketballJunkie]

espn.com

Sampson denies lying to Indiana about his actions, phone calls

Associated Press

Updated: September 30, 2008, 9:18 PM ET

INDIANAPOLIS -- Kelvin Sampson believes Indiana has it all wrong.
A day after the school accused Sampson and his staff of withholding information and concealing impermissible phone calls, the former Indiana coach rebutted those allegations Tuesday in a tersely worded one-paragraph statement sent out by his publicist, Matt Kramer.
"In no way did I ever hide or withhold information from Indiana University's compliance department. I vehemently deny the inference that I made and concealed impermissible calls," Sampson's statement said. "The NCAA has never alleged that I initiated any illegal phone calls to recruits while serving as the head coach at Indiana. I always provided Indiana with everything they requested, including all documents and phone records."

Continued.............

[LitlBuck]

Dispatch

Crean pleads with NCAA to not further penalize Indiana

New Indiana coach Tom Crean has a message for the NCAA: Don't damage the program any more than it has been.

"We've paid a price, a lot of people have paid the price and it's been a serious price," Crean said yesterday. "So I say let's move forward because (the program) is already behind, way behind, where it should be and where it could be."

Indiana has already been stripped of three scholarships this season, is virtually devoid of depth, size and experience, and attrition has taken away all but one scholarship player from last season's roster.

The next punch could come in a few weeks when the NCAA infractions committee decides whether to impose even harsher sanctions stemming from former coach Kelvin Sampson's high-profile phone-call scandal.

Crean has only two players back from last season -- forward Kyle Taber and guard Brett Finkelmeier, who played 11 minutes in 2007-08. Taber, the only eligible player with significant Division I experience, is recovering from knee surgery last August and could miss another five weeks, too. The roster includes just one senior (Taber), two junior-college transfers, one sophomore (Finkelmeier), eight freshmen and only three players taller than 6 feet 6.

Yet it may not be enough to win over committee members, who added a fifth major accusation against Indiana when it filed a failure to monitor charge in mid-June.

I am almost starting to feel bad for the Indiana basketball program but I am not quite to the point where I feel all that bad. They brought it upon themselves by hiring a coach who had violated NCAA rules at another school.

[GrizzlyBuck]

Originally Posted by LitlBuck

Dispatch



I am almost starting to feel bad for the Indiana basketball program but I am not quite to the point where I feel all that bad. They brought it upon themselves by hiring a coach who had violated NCAA rules at another school.

While on one level, I feel bad for IU, on another, I feel that they deserve more punishment. I wonder though what the "more punishment would be" If they did not allow them to participate in post-season tournaments for a year or two, big deal, as their team is so pitiful, they have no chance of making it to a post-season tournament this season and probably little chance next season.

I do agree that losing the three scholarships was a punishment, the rest of the players leaving however seemed to be just survivors fleeing a sinking ship. I just think they need something more as punishment even if it is the meaningless post season ban, just to prove a point, maybe put them on double secret probation.

[ScriptOhio]

Re: Indiana has already been stripped of three scholarships this season, is virtually devoid of depth, size and experience, and attrition has taken away all but one scholarship player from last season's roster.

Not a real harsh penality here, They weren't going to use them anyway due to all the transfers, (i.e attrition) etc.

[BUCKYLE]

I don't feel an ounce of pity for them. They hired a crook, and should deal with the consequences. They sold their soul for relevance and it bit them in the ass.

[brodybuck21]

Originally Posted by BUCKYLE

I don't feel an ounce of pity for them. They hired a crook, and should deal with the consequences. They sold their soul for relevance and it bit them in the ass.

word

[jimotis4heisman]

Originally Posted by BUCKYLE

I don't feel an ounce of pity for them. They hired a crook, and should deal with the consequences. They sold their soul for relevance and it bit them in the ass.

i disagree, they knowingly hired a guy who is a crook. ive hired crooks. i didnt know they were crooks. big difference imo. im not sure what the penalty should be but some how i like the idea of vacated games and maybe a one year tournament ban?