IU giving up scholarships in anticipation of APR penalties

Rush the Court found this 7/4/2008 on www.insidethehall.com [flag]

In another attempt to be proactive in its dealings with the NCAA, IU will give up two scholarships for the upcoming season due to less than satisfactory APR scores. The Associated Press has the details: Assistant Athletic Director Frank Cuervo said that the move is partially related to the number of players who have left since the end of the 2007-08 season. Eric Gordon went to the NBA. ... [link]

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“…inherited a tremendous amount of dysfunction”
Published 7/4/2008 by rtmsf at Rush the Court
... The above quote is attributable to new Indiana coach Tom Crean, whose program was rocked again yesterday with the news that IU will give up two scholarships in anticipation of a poor APR score in 2008-09. You may recall that the Hoosiers with a score of 899 already ...

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