University of Louisville leaders announced today that the school will appeal only two of the several penalties leveled against the men's basketball team by the NCAA.
After a closed-door session of the U of L board of trustees, the board unanimously endorsed interim president Greg Postel's proposal to appeal specific penalties: That the university vacate a to-be-determined number of games between December 2010 and July 2014 — which could include the 2013 NCAA basketball championship, where ineligible players played — and returning money gained from conference revenue sharing for appearances in the 2012 to 2015 NCAA championship tournament.
"This was not a knee-jerk reaction," Postel said. "There is rationale to support it, and, obviously, if someone is going to conduct an appeal, you have to have some sense that the appeal is gong to be successful."
The university has until Friday to send notice to the NCAA which penalties U of L will appeal, Postel said. The school then has 30 days to provide a detailed appeal to the NCAA after that, he said.
The NCAA announced several penalties against U of L's men's basketball team on June 15 in response to sex-scandal allegations that former director of basketball operations Andrew McGee provided improper benefits to players and recruits in the forms of striptease dances and sex acts.
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After a closed-door session of the U of L board of trustees, the board unanimously endorsed interim president Greg Postel's proposal to appeal specific penalties: That the university vacate a to-be-determined number of games between December 2010 and July 2014 — which could include the 2013 NCAA basketball championship, where ineligible players played — and returning money gained from conference revenue sharing for appearances in the 2012 to 2015 NCAA championship tournament.
"This was not a knee-jerk reaction," Postel said. "There is rationale to support it, and, obviously, if someone is going to conduct an appeal, you have to have some sense that the appeal is gong to be successful."
The university has until Friday to send notice to the NCAA which penalties U of L will appeal, Postel said. The school then has 30 days to provide a detailed appeal to the NCAA after that, he said.
The NCAA announced several penalties against U of L's men's basketball team on June 15 in response to sex-scandal allegations that former director of basketball operations Andrew McGee provided improper benefits to players and recruits in the forms of striptease dances and sex acts.
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