Stripteases and sexual acts to lure potential recruits has officially ben frowned upon by the NCAA. Today, the NCAA Division I Infractions Appeals Committee ultimately determined that Louisville’s recruiting infractions between the 2011-15 academic years would be upheld meaning the school must vacate all wins from that time frame. This includes their 2013 National Championship as well as pay back money made during their postseason appearances within those given years.
Louisville must vacate men’s basketball records in which student-athletes competed while ineligible during the 2011-12 through 2014-15 academic years according to a decision issued by the NCAA Division I Infractions Appeals Committee. The appeals committee also upheld the NCAA Division I Committee on Infractions penalty that requires the university to return to the NCAA money received through conference revenue sharing for its appearances in the 2012, 2013, 2014 and 2015 NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Championships.
Those infractions include the aforementioned strip teases and sexual acts for potential recruits, former players, coaches and in some cases parents which were organized by then Rick Pitino assistant coach Andre McGee. In turn it was determined by the NCAA’s infractions committee that Pitino failed to properly monitor the actions of McGee. As a result on October 16, 2017 the ULAA board voted unanimously to fire Pitino for cause in the aftermath. Additionally athletic director Tom Jurich was also fired by the University as a result.
However despite Louisville’s actions against Pitino and Jurich the NCAA still dropped the hammer on the Cardinals something that hasn’t sat well with University officials.
In a statement released by Louisville interim president Greg Postel after the NCAA came to their final ruling, Postel said that he ‘strongly disagreed’ with the outcome and that nothing ‘cannot change the accomplishments or the excitement generated’ by the Basketball team.
Greg Postel’s written statement: pic.twitter.com/3IYBbtoXGC
— Jeff Greer (@jeffgreer) February 20, 2018
Kevin Ware, who was part of that 2012-13 National Championship Cardinals team that beat Michigan also weighed in on the ruling.
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