The NCAA has served the Georgia Tech men’s basketball program with an official notice of allegations.
According to reports, the NCAA found high-level recruiting violations at Tech.
Here is an excerpt:
Georgia Tech has been served by the NCAA with a notice of allegations regarding alleged recruiting violations committed by former assistant basketball coach Darryl LaBarrie and Ron Bell, the former friend of coach Josh Pastner. The NCAA’s enforcement staff found two of the three allegations to constitute severe breaches of conduct (Level I violations), which are the highest level of violations in the NCAA’s structure.
The first sentence of the notice reads as follows: “Based on the information contained within the following allegations, the NCAA enforcement staff believes this case should be reviewed by a hearing panel of the NCAA Division I Committee on Infractions pursuant to procedures applicable to a severe breach of conduct (Level I violation).”The school is expected to make an announcement about its reception of the notice Friday.
In an email, an institute spokesman said that “Because the NCAA process remains open, Georgia Tech will not have further comment at this time.” The statement said that Tech has until May 16 to respond to the NCAA’s allegations.
Thursday night, Pastner was at the ACC Tournament in Charlotte, N.C., as an observer. He declined comment.
Pastner’s attorney Scott Tompsett issued a statement late Thursday: “Josh cooperated fully with the NCAA investigation and he has not been charged with any violations.”
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Georgia Tech released the following statement:
“The Georgia Institute of Technology is announcing Friday that it has received a notice of allegations from the NCAA.
“The notice, which alleges three violations of NCAA rules within Georgia Tech’s men’s basketball program, was received following a joint review by Georgia Tech and the NCAA. A notice of allegations is a step in the NCAA’s process of investigating potential rules violations, but the process is ongoing. Georgia Tech has until May 16, 2019, to respond to the allegations.
“Because the NCAA process remains open, Georgia Tech will not have further comment at this time.”
Just received a statement from Scott Tompsett… lawyer for Georgia Tech HC Josh Pastner:
“Josh cooperated fully with the NCAA investigation and he has not been charged with any violations.” pic.twitter.com/40e9yh1N6I
— Zach Klein (@ZachKleinWSB) March 15, 2019
