Kansas Basketball is Reportedly Facing Major NCAA Violations
By Parker White
This is not good news for Kansas basketball and head coach Bill Self.
The NCAA is reportedly preparing to issue allegations that detail multiple major violations on the part of the Kansas men's basketball program.
BREAKING: KU basketball expected to face multiple major violation allegations from NCAA https://t.co/tl5VqcC7q6
— Jeff Rosen (@jeff_rosen88) September 20, 2019
This comes following a summer of speculation that had to do with schools involved in a pay-for-play recruiting scheme that's been investigated by the FBI.
Kansas associate athletic director of public relations, Dan Beckler, told The Kansas City Star that they have not received any notification from the NCAA regarding this matter.
Good for the NCAA. Bill Self was literally caught texting an Adidas rep, "You gotta help get me some dudes." For all the talk about Will Wade and Sean Miller, there's way more tangible proof that Bill Self knew and participated in violations than either of those other two. https://t.co/u7iLX85gZ7
— Aaron Torres (@Aaron_Torres) September 20, 2019
Kansas, along with NC State, were among the schools associated with Adidas that was named during the federal investigation. That alone could get KU in hot water.
If Kansas ends up receiving any major violations, which could take months to be handed down, they have the opportunity to appeal, which could take quite a while and not have an impact on the upcoming basketball season.