NCAA investigates UConn basketball
The NCAA is investigating the Connecticut men’s basketball program. University President Susan Herbst said the school will cooperate in a “thorough and transparent manner reflective of the model athletic and academic institution we continually strive to be.” The university didn’t specify the allegations and said it would have no further comment, but would “address and respond appropriately as the inquiry moves forward.”
Connecticut Media reported the probe with unidentified sources who said the inquiry relates to recruiting.
This is not the first time UConn has been under NCAA scrutiny. Then-coach Jim Calhoun was forced to sit out three games during the 2011-12 season and the school was put on three years of probation after the NCAA found violations dating to 2008. UConn then failed to meet NCAA academic qualifications for the 2013 NCAA Tournament.
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