Missouri officials announced on Wednesday that a 19-month investigation into its men's basketball program has uncovered multiple rules violations, including donors providing impermissible benefits to players and at least one prospect. The violations occurred under former coach Frank Haith and no one on Kim Anderson's staff had anything to do with these violations. And this tweet pretty much sums up Haith's attitude toward the whole thing.
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Missouri says it received a verbal NCAA notice of inquiry on April 14, 2014. Frank Haith took the Tulsa job four days later.
— Joe Walljasper (@JoeWalljasper) January 13, 2016
These violations hold several consequences, one of which is no postseason for the Tigers at all.
Missouri will not participate in the 2016 SEC tournament
— Dave Matter (@Dave_Matter) January 13, 2016
And the 2013-14 season is going to be vacated.
BREAKING: Details to come, but major NCAA violations found in #Mizzou basketball program. Entire 2013-14 season to be vacated.
— Jeff Rosen (@jeff_rosen88) January 13, 2016
The Tigers will also lose a basketball scholarship this season and another no later than the 2017-18 season. One donor, who committed Level I violations, has been permanently disassociated. Another donor, who committed Level II violations, has been disassociated for two years.
he 2012 AP National Coach of the Year served a five-game ban to open the 2013-14 season while at Missouri because of violations that happened on his watch at Miami. He coached the Hurricanes from 2004 to 2011.
