NCAA Report is out

NCAA won't take further action against SMU basketball program
05:13 PM CDT on Friday, September 21, 2007
By KATE HAIROPOULOS / The Dallas Morning News
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SMU announced Friday that the NCAA has completed its review of the men's basketball program.
The NCAA will not take further action, ruling that SMU's actions in response to self-reported violations during the 2004-05 and 2005-06 academic years were satisfactory.
SMU fired former coach Jimmy Tubbs in April of 2006, citing a self-initiated investigation that the school said revealed NCAA violations in a number of areas.
SMU compensated Tubbs for the final two years of his four-year contract, worth $600,000.
"Coach Tubbs remains disappointed in both SMU annd the NCAA and plans to appeal the NCAA's ruling," said Michael Pegues, Tubbs' attorney.
Pegues said that Tubbs has not been sanctioned by the NCAA and declined to elaborate.
The NCAA does not comment on secondary infractions.
Reports at the time of Tubbs' firing revealed allegations such as Tubbs buying a meal for two players and conducting practices beyond the NCAA-mandated 20 hours per week. Booster Max Williams jump-started the investigation by telling officials he saw something in the program he didn't like.
When SMU fired Tubbs, former athletic director Jim Copeland said in a statement, "The few incidents described in recent media reports are not the sum of the alleged violations in the program. Those incidents would not, in themselves, warrant significant action on the part of the University."
Tubbs went 27-30 at SMU. He was unable to secure the commitments of Dallas ISD players; his connection to DISD was one reason SMU hired him.
SMU moved on, with incoming athletic director Steve Orsini hiring coach Matt Doherty in April of 2006.
"SMU reiterates its commitment to competing at the highest level with integrity throughout its athletic programs and, like the NCAA, considers the matter closed at this time," the university said in a statement.
05:13 PM CDT on Friday, September 21, 2007
By KATE HAIROPOULOS / The Dallas Morning News
[email protected]
SMU announced Friday that the NCAA has completed its review of the men's basketball program.
The NCAA will not take further action, ruling that SMU's actions in response to self-reported violations during the 2004-05 and 2005-06 academic years were satisfactory.
SMU fired former coach Jimmy Tubbs in April of 2006, citing a self-initiated investigation that the school said revealed NCAA violations in a number of areas.
SMU compensated Tubbs for the final two years of his four-year contract, worth $600,000.
"Coach Tubbs remains disappointed in both SMU annd the NCAA and plans to appeal the NCAA's ruling," said Michael Pegues, Tubbs' attorney.
Pegues said that Tubbs has not been sanctioned by the NCAA and declined to elaborate.
The NCAA does not comment on secondary infractions.
Reports at the time of Tubbs' firing revealed allegations such as Tubbs buying a meal for two players and conducting practices beyond the NCAA-mandated 20 hours per week. Booster Max Williams jump-started the investigation by telling officials he saw something in the program he didn't like.
When SMU fired Tubbs, former athletic director Jim Copeland said in a statement, "The few incidents described in recent media reports are not the sum of the alleged violations in the program. Those incidents would not, in themselves, warrant significant action on the part of the University."
Tubbs went 27-30 at SMU. He was unable to secure the commitments of Dallas ISD players; his connection to DISD was one reason SMU hired him.
SMU moved on, with incoming athletic director Steve Orsini hiring coach Matt Doherty in April of 2006.
"SMU reiterates its commitment to competing at the highest level with integrity throughout its athletic programs and, like the NCAA, considers the matter closed at this time," the university said in a statement.