Kelvin Sampson: One Year Recruiting Ban
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Former Oklahoma basketball coach Kelvin Sampson cannot recruit off-campus for Indiana or make phone calls for one year, ending May 24, 2007.
The NCAA announced Thursday its decision in the case that involved improper phone calls to recruits when Sampson was still coaching at Oklahoma.
The Associated Press left messages at the offices of Indiana athletic director Rick Greenspan and sports information director Pete Rhoda. Sampson was in Kuwait and unavailable for comment Thursday. A message also was left on the cell phone of Michael Glazier, Sampson's attorney.
The infractions committee heard the case April 21 in Salt Lake City. Sampson testified then about more than 550 impermissible phone calls he and his assistants placed between 2000 and 2004.
Since joining the Hoosiers in March, Sampson has acknowledged making mistakes during his tenure at Oklahoma, which imposed its own penalties for 2005-06 and 2006-07 including recruiting restrictions and freezing Sampson's salary at $1.01 million.
Sampson was set to make $1.1 million in the first year of a seven-year deal with Indiana and $1.6 million a year after that.
But the contract Sampson signed April 20 says Indiana "may take further action, up to and including termination" if the NCAA "imposes more significant penalties or sanctions than the University of Oklahoma's self-imposed sanctions."
The contract also explicitly states Sampson is not eligible during his first year for performance bonuses, such as winning the Big Ten title. It also gives the school the right to fire Sampson without obligation if his assistant coaches commit serious or repeated NCAA rules violations.
The Hoosiers have not been found guilty of a major violation since 1960.
Former Oklahoma basketball coach Kelvin Sampson cannot recruit off-campus for Indiana or make phone calls for one year, ending May 24, 2007.
The NCAA announced Thursday its decision in the case that involved improper phone calls to recruits when Sampson was still coaching at Oklahoma.
The Associated Press left messages at the offices of Indiana athletic director Rick Greenspan and sports information director Pete Rhoda. Sampson was in Kuwait and unavailable for comment Thursday. A message also was left on the cell phone of Michael Glazier, Sampson's attorney.
The infractions committee heard the case April 21 in Salt Lake City. Sampson testified then about more than 550 impermissible phone calls he and his assistants placed between 2000 and 2004.
Since joining the Hoosiers in March, Sampson has acknowledged making mistakes during his tenure at Oklahoma, which imposed its own penalties for 2005-06 and 2006-07 including recruiting restrictions and freezing Sampson's salary at $1.01 million.
Sampson was set to make $1.1 million in the first year of a seven-year deal with Indiana and $1.6 million a year after that.
But the contract Sampson signed April 20 says Indiana "may take further action, up to and including termination" if the NCAA "imposes more significant penalties or sanctions than the University of Oklahoma's self-imposed sanctions."
The contract also explicitly states Sampson is not eligible during his first year for performance bonuses, such as winning the Big Ten title. It also gives the school the right to fire Sampson without obligation if his assistant coaches commit serious or repeated NCAA rules violations.
The Hoosiers have not been found guilty of a major violation since 1960.