Frogs self-impose sanctions

[BillBored]

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very interesting...

TCU imposes sanctions
Assistant basketball coach resigns, player gets partial suspension

08/06/2003

By KEITH WHITMIRE / The Dallas Morning News

An assistant coach has resigned and TCU has imposed sanctions for two NCAA violations in its men's basketball program, according to a report released by the school Tuesday.

Athletic director Eric Hyman accepted the resignation of assistant coach Jai Steadman, who was found to have provided improper transportation to a prospective student athlete with an estimated value of $386.64.

TCU's internal investigation was in response to an allegation that Steadman drove recruit Oluwafemi Ibikunle to Mexico to obtain a visa. The report also found that improper academic assistance was provided to a current student athlete.

The recruit, not named in TCU's report, will be suspended from 20 percent of TCU's games this season and be required to reimburse the $386.64 to regain his eligibility.

The current player, also not named, who received academic assistance will not be sanctioned because the assistance was provided without his knowledge, the report said.

"We have made it absolutely clear to everyone that we will not tolerate any violations of the rules," Hyman said. "Every effort has been made to act decisively and swiftly."

TCU will also conduct training programs for both athletic department personnel and student athletes to ensure both understand what constitutes proper academic assistance.

The report's findings have been submitted to the NCAA, which can uphold the self-imposed sanctions or add to them.

Steadman had been with TCU one season and his duties included monitoring the academic progress of players. Prior to TCU, Steadman was an assistant at Tyler Junior College from 1999-2002 and had served as an assistant production manager with Streetball International in Dallas.

"I am very upset by these isolated incidences by one coach without my knowledge," TCU coach Neil Dougherty said. "Basketball, like all other TCU sports, abides by the rules and is a program of integrity."

[DallasDiehard]

<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR><font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by BillBored:
<B>"Basketball, like all other TCU sports, abides by the rules and is a program of integrity."</B></font><HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

Think they'll get the same national scrutiny we would if this had happened at SMU?
Neither do I.