It's official

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From the WAC office:

FRESNO STATE INELGIBLE FOR 2003 WAC MEN'S TOURNAMENT

ENGLEWOOD, CO - The Western Athletic Conference's Board of Directors voted today to adopt a resolution that prohibits a member institution from participating in a conference championship tournament if it is also ineligible for NCAA post-season play in the same sport.

The policy becomes effective immediately and renders Fresno State's men's basketball team ineligible for the 2003 WAC Tournament March 11-15 in Tulsa.

Fresno State earlier had ruled the team, the WAC's regular season champion, ineligible to compete in the 2003 NCAA Tournament and NIT as a result of allegations of academic fraud that had occurred during the 1999-2000 season.

Specifically, the resolution states "that any member institution, for any reason whatsoever, is ineligible, in any sport, to advance to NCAA post-season play in that same sport, shall be ineligible to participate in the Western Athletic Conference Tournament or Championship in that same sport."