Is it me or does Jim Calhoun seem to be in the news a lot about some kind of NCAA violation? The guy was recently found guilty of violations and received a three-game suspension when his program faced a ban from post-season play.
Calhoun was cited by the NCAA on Tuesday for failing to create an atmosphere of compliance within his program and was suspended for the first three Big East games during the 2011-12 season.
The NCAA also hit UConn with scholarship reductions for three academic years, recruiting restrictions, permanent disassociation of a booster and three years’ probation.
Oh, and if that wasn’t enough UCONN freshman Ryan Boatwright’s eligibility is now in question. If you follow college basketball this is an annual thing we are seeing from the University of Connecticut’s basketball program. Calhoun is always being investigated for something, yet he never gets the type of punishment that he probably deserves. I’ll be honest, I love Big East basketball, I don’t even mi...
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November 02, 2011
