NCAA LSDBi

Major Infractions Case

University of California, Berkeley

July 17, 1997

IMPERMISSIBLE RECRUITING AND EXTRA BENEFITS: offer and payment of $30,000 to the parents of a prospective student-athlete by the head coach. FAILURE TO MONITOR TRAVEL EXPENSES. UNETHICAL CONDUCT.

Public reprimand; return of 90 percent of school's share of money received from the 1996 NCAA Division I men's basketball championship; postseason ban for 1997-98; reduction from 13 to 11 total grants for 1998-99 and 1999-00; forfeiture of all contests during 1994-95 and 1995-96 in which the student-athlete involved in this case participated; annual reports; recertification.


Men's Basketball

Television: 0 yrs
Reduction in Financial Aid: Yes
Postseason: 1 yrs
Recruiting: No
Probation: 3 yrs
Show Cause Penalty: Yes
 
Vacation of Record: No