Kansas gets notice of alleged men’s hoops violations
The University LAWRENCE, KAN. — of Kansas received a notice of allegations from the NCAA on Monday that alleges significant violations within its storied men’s basketball program, including a responsibility charge leveled against Hall of Fame coach Bill Self.
The notice includes three Level 1 violations tied primarily to recruiting and cites a lack of institutional control. It also includes notice of a secondary violation in football tied to then-coach David Beaty that involved the use of an extra coach during practice.
While the document does not go into detail about what the basketball program is accused of doing, Kansas was among the most prominent programs swept up in an NCAA probe into a payfor-play scheme that began with an FBI investigation into apparel company Adidas. A former Adidas employee testified he made payments to the family of one Kansas recruit and guardian of a current player. Text messages presented in court revealed a close relationship between Self and the Adidas employee.
The school said in a statement it “strongly disagrees with the assertion that it ‘lacks institutional control.’ In fact, the university believes the record will demonstrate just the opposite.”
“The University of Kansas has high standards of ethical conduct for all our employees, and we take seriously any conduct that is antithetical to our values and missions,” Kansas chancellor Doug Girod said. “While we will accept responsibility for proven violations of NCAA bylaws, we will not shy from forcefully pushing back on allegations that the facts simply do not substantiate.”
Girod also said the school would “stand firmly behind coach Self,” who delivered its fifth national championship in 2008 and has a team that could contend for another title this season.
The NCAA’s Stacey Osburn declined to comment on “current, pending or ongoing investigations.”