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Sunday, August 13, 2006

KU officials meet with NCAA Infractions Committee

By J-W Staff Reports

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All Kansas University officials can do now is wait to see what the NCAA decides.

Representatives from KU met with an NCAA Committee on Infractions for six and a half hours on Sunday in Baltimore to give their side of the story on 11 violations that were self-reported last summer.

"I want to thank the committee for giving us a fair, thorough hearing," KU Chancellor Robert Hemenway said in a released statement. "The committee was cordial, inquisitive and very business-like. It was clear they had prepared well.

"We reaffirmed to the committee our absolute commitment to NCAA rules compliance. We felt the committee asked good questions, took their time, listened well and allowed us to fully explain our answers.

"I don't think it would be productive to speculate on how the committee reacted to our presentation. The focus now is that this chapter is over. We can now move forward, confident that the changes we have made in the area of compliance will help prevent us from going through this again."

For more on this story see 6News Lawrence (Ch. 6) tonight at 10 p.m., and tomorrow's Lawrence Journal-World.

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Comments

srj (anonymous) says...

I still say KU will get a stiff penalty in football.

August 13, 2006 at 8:34 p.m. ( | suggest removal )

Fighter6580 (anonymous) says...

my penalty would be no Juco Recruits for 3 years and loss of 10 scolarships over 2 years maybe more....The basketball stuff was taken care of and the booster who gave money and drove athletes around should no longer be aknowledged as a booster.

August 13, 2006 at 8:46 p.m. ( | suggest removal )

GIHAWK (anonymous) says...

We run a clean program. None of the infractions were intentional...

August 13, 2006 at 9:41 p.m. ( | suggest removal )

srj (anonymous) says...

I view helping juco's taking test as the worst thing possible, and if the NCAA proves the coach told the assistants to cheat, he's out.

August 13, 2006 at 9:59 p.m. ( | suggest removal )

newsreader (anonymous) says...

Are you kidding me? As a past student it was obiviously to everyone, Hawkins went from a crappy Taurus to a new Tahoe in one year... what are the odds of that?!?! I went to high school wigh Hinrich, and it was nice to see him move up suddenly from his old rusty Isuzu Rodeo to a nice new Esclade... but hey, none of the infractions were intentional...

August 13, 2006 at 10:01 p.m. ( | suggest removal )

carterpatterson (anonymous) says...

I wonder what JJ Redick drives....or Vince Young....or Reggie Bush....

Players automobiles are not in this report.

August 13, 2006 at 10:08 p.m. ( | suggest removal )

byron (anonymous) says...

i drive a buick

August 13, 2006 at 10:15 p.m. ( | suggest removal )

tdub (anonymous) says...

Well said cpatt. "Improper benefits" are rampant in all of college athletics, particularly in hoops. The trick is not getting caught. What are we to expect when the NCAA makes millions off of these kids?

August 13, 2006 at 10:19 p.m. ( | suggest removal )

tippy (anonymous) says...

I drive a Dodge Stratus!

August 13, 2006 at 11:22 p.m. ( | suggest removal )

touringdriver (anonymous) says...

rock chalk jayhawks. regaurdless.

August 14, 2006 at 12:03 a.m. ( | suggest removal )

jayhawkdan78 (anonymous) says...

Just like every other high profile D-1 school...we're probably breaking a million rules right under everyone's noses...but that is the nature of the beast...a few monetary gifts from some really oooollllddd lady who can't even hear anymore????????...strictly a smoke screen...self-punishment???...what a joke...but unless anyone gets caught its fair game in the recruiting/retainment world...these kids have everyone in the world of sports eating out of their hands...i think the "highest bidder" is a not-so-mythilogical figure that is associated with the college choice of any highly touted recruit...oh and i do love ku and college basketball...but i have always believed there is hanky panky when it comes to getting recruits...especially late in the game...see Darrell Aurther's "DREAM

August 16, 2006 at 4:59 p.m. ( | suggest removal )

jayhawkdan78 (anonymous) says...

"DREAM"

August 16, 2006 at 5 p.m. ( | suggest removal )