Stop me if you’ve heard this one before… with rumors swirling about possible NCAA violations, John Calipari is reportedly considering a job change. Mitch Lawrence of the New York Daily News is reporting that Calipari would like another crack at running a professional team. Calipari is represented by CAA – the same agency employed by [...]
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Connecticut’s basketball program won’t face major sanctions for NCAA violations committed while recruiting Nate Miles, CBSSports.com reports. Hall-of-fame coach Jim Calhoun will be suspended for the Huskies’ first three Big East games next season, and the program will face scholarship and recruiting restrictions, but will not be hit with the dreaded postseason ban. … Read [...]
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Pop quiz: Here’s a list of some recent NCAA violations. See if you can match the “crimes” to the punishments that were handed out by Indianapolis’ finest: Accepted approximately $30,000 in benefits from a professional team overseas Accepted $500 in shady discounts from a local department store Accepted $300 in shady discounts from a local [...]
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The University of Southern California has imposed sanctions on the Trojan basketball team – including a postseason ban for this season and a loss of scholarships for this season and next – for violations of NCAA regulations. Which is a nice way of saying, “We’re caught pretty much red-handed, here… so we’re going to give [...]
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Bob Knight used John Calipari as an example of everything wrong with college basketball. Calipari, unsurprisingly, disagrees. That’s some really impressive reporting, right there. Calipari: Who, Me? originally appeared on About.com Basketball on Friday, December 18th, 2009 at 17:40:58. Permalink | Comment | Email this
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Bob Knight took some shots at Kentucky coach John Calipari while giving a speech at a fundraiser on Thursday, saying: We’ve gotten into this situation where integrity is really lacking and that’s why I’m glad I’m not coaching. You see we’ve got a coach at Kentucky who put two schools on probation and he’s still [...]
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Ed O’Bannon last played for UCLA in 1995, as part of the Bruins’ national championship team. Since then, his likeness has been used in promotions, video games, DVD releases and more… and he hasn’t seen a dime of the profit. He doesn’t think that’s fair. And he’s trying to do something about it. On July [...]
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