It's official
Posted: Tue Mar 04, 2003 8:51 pmFrom 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."
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."