Mizzou bans itself

Admitting it found NCAA violations in its men’s basketball program dating to 2011, Missouri on Wednesday banned itself from this year’s postseason and said it is vacating all 23 victories from 2013-14, Frank Haith’s final season with the Tigers. Haith left for Tulsa not long after the school received a verbal notice of inquiry from the NCAA in April 2014.

Admitting it found NCAA violations in its men’s basketball program dating to 2011, Missouri on Wednesday banned itself from the postseason this year and said it is vacating all 23 victories from the 2013-2014 season. The NCAA is still investigating and Missouri said it was working with the organization in hopes of limiting the punishment to its self-imposed sanctions, which includes the SEC tournament. “We have already taken many proactive steps to address concerns, including appropriate self-imposed sanctions,” Athletic Director Mack Rhoades said in a statement. “We will win at Mizzou and do so with integrity and class.” Missouri was 23-12 in 2013-2014, Frank Haith’s final season. Haith left for Tulsa not long after the school received a verbal notice of inquiry from the NCAA in April 2014. The Tigers won just nine games last season under new Coach Kim Anderson. “We are obviously very disappointed that the actions of a few individuals have put our program in this situation,” Anderson said in a statement. “I hurt for our kids more than anything and for our only senior, Ryan Rosburg, in particular.” Besides the postseason ban, the school has stripped itself of one scholarship this season and a second scholarship no later than the 2017-2018 season, plus has restricted recruiting through 2016-2017. It also said it would pay a $5,000 fine.