Kevin Ollie - 3-Year Showcause

[GoldenWarrior11]

https://www.ncaa.org/about/resources/media-center/news/former-uconn-men-s-basketball-coach-violated-ncaa-head-coach-responsibility-rules

Ollie hit with a three-year showcause penalty, along with two years of probation for UConn Men's Basketball, and a reduction of one scholarship and vacation of records in which ineligible student-athletes participated in contests.

I guess this means UConn saves even more money, no? No need to pay Ollie his hefty buyout or severance package (which, I believe, was $10 million). More importantly, they get to turn another page of a bad time period of the athletic/men's basketball program.

[ArmyVet]

Does the probation preclude UCONN from making the NCAA tourney or not?

[Husky_U]

Pretty damning for Ollie. I always thought both sides should have settled until Ollie went on a public crusade with those racism allegations. I'd be shocked if he got another penny now. Good riddance.

[Husky_U]

Does the probation preclude UCONN from making the NCAA tourney or not?

No. We're still eligible for post-seasons.

[bobpp1]

Just a slap on the wrist from the ncaa. Seems like this big investigation has been going on forever and I don't expect the big programs will be justly penalized.

[kayako]

Just a slap on the wrist from the ncaa. Seems like this big investigation has been going on forever and I don't expect the big programs will be justly penalized.

The violations sound minor. They might've gone too far with Kevin Ollie, but I guess he dug his own grave.

[Fieldhouse Flyer]

UConn hoops gets probation for NCAA violations under Ollie Pat Eaton Robb, AP – July 2, 2019

HARTFORD, Conn. (AP)[/b] — UConn’s men’s basketball program has been placed on probation for two years and former coach Kevin Ollie has been sanctioned individually for violations of NCAA rules during his tenure. The NCAA Committee on Infractions on Tuesday outlined numerous violations, most occurring between 2013 and 2018, and cited Ollie for failing to promote an atmosphere of compliance.

The NCAA agreed with penalties UConn self-imposed in January, including the loss of one scholarship for the 2019-20 season, and did not impose any postseason ban. UConn fired Ollie in March 2018. The school and Ollie are in arbitration regarding more than $10 million, which the coach says he is owed but the school says he is not entitled to because the violations occurred under his watch.

The Committee on Infractions said the violations mainly stemmed from improper pickup games at which student managers kept statistics for coaches, the use of a video coordinator as a coach, which resulted in more than the allowable number of coaches, and free training sessions provided to three players by a trainer who was friends with Ollie.

The NCAA says UConn has 45 days to provide an account of all games in which ineligible athletes participated and any wins during that time would be vacated.

Chief hearing officer Joel Maturi said those violations occurred in 2016 and vacating those games will have no effect on UConn’s 2014 national championship. The order to vacate is expected to include all games in the 2016-17 and 2017-18 seasons.

No help to Georgetown or Villanova, who beat Uconn:

UConn Huskies Schedule & Results - 2016-17 - ESPN

Sat, January 14, 2017 @ Georgetown Lost 72-69

UConn Huskies Schedule & Results - 2017-18 - ESPN

Sat, January 20, 2018 vs. Villanova Lost 81-61

Connecticut Huskies 7 Year Depth Chart - VerbalCommits.com

Connecticut 2019 Basketball Prospects – 247Sports.com

[Devil's Advocate]

No help to Georgetown or Villanova, who beat Uconn:

Doesn't make a difference. UCONN will have wins vacated, but the teams they beat won't have those losses expunged.