JULY 20-JULY 26,2005
NEWS
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NCAA
Kansas on two-year probation
Football, men's and women's basketball cited for breaking NCAA regulations
BY ASHLEY MICHAELS
amichaels@kansan.com
KANSAN STAFF WRITER
The University of Kansas athletics department is on a two-year probation imposed by Chancellor Robert Hemenway.
At a press conference held July 15, Hemenway, Athletics Director Lew Perkins, and Rick Evarard, former NCAA enforcement official and current partner with the law firm of Bond, Schoeneck & King, discussed the details and commented on the incidents.
"I support the Chancellor's actions and thank him for his guidance, leadership and support," Perkins said. "There is nothing I want more than to win, but not at the expense of NCAA rules."
Three teams have been cited for violating NCAA rules: football and women's and men's basketball. The violations occurred
before Perkins' arrival in 2003, a KU Athletics Department press release said.
When Perkins arrived at the University, Drue Jennings, interim athletics director, informed Perkins of possible NCAA rules violations, Perkins said. The next day Perkins contacted Evrard to investigate these possible violations and advise the University on NCAA compliance and infraction matters, Perkins said.
Chancellor Hemenway and Perkins then decided it best to conduct a full compliance audit of the University's athletics compliance program. Hemenway said. The firm was instructed to investigate and report any NCAA violations. It found several violations that it then included in a self-report and gave to the NCAA, Hemenway said.
The self-report outlined every violation in detail and the corrective measures that would be taken to ensure that the same
mistakes didn't happen in the future, according to the Athletics Department press release.
"We wanted to avoid the appearance of any bias," Hemenway said. "Our goal is to be as transparent as possible.
"We set very high standards at KU and we are very disappointed that at times we fell short of those standards."
Perkins said that the student-athletes, especially in the case of men's basketball, were not to blame. The men's basketball violation occurred when donors gave men's basketball players gifts of money and clothes after they had finished their eligibility. Perkins said that the donors were not to blame because they called the basketball offices and asked if it was OK and they were told it was.
Former head coach Roy Williams was notified of the violation, Perkins said.
"He thought it was OK to and he asked
someone if it was OK and he was told it was," Perkins said. "It was a misinterpretation of the rules."
Evrard said that you can't provide a student-athlete, past or present, with a gift under the rule of extra benefit.
"The rule of extra benefit goes from enrollment until they die," Evrard said.
The probationary period began June 7, a decision made by the University. During this time the athletics department will be under heightened scrutiny, Evrard said. At this time the NCAA is reviewing the self-report. It has assigned an investigator and plans to do follow-up interviews, Evrard said. A set time has not been given, he said, for when the NCAA will decide if it thinks the self-imposed consequences are enough or if it thinks further action should be taken.
Edited by John Scheirman
Chancellor Robert Hemenway and Athletics Director Lew Perkins discuss Kansas' NCAA violations at a press conference July 15.
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