http://www.commercialappeal.com/news/2009/may/27/ncaa-alleges-major-violations-memphis-basketball-p/

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"NCAA alleges major violations in Memphis basketball program under Calipari By Dan Wolken (Contact), Memphis Commercial Appeal Originally published 07:14 p.m., May 27, 2009 Updated 07:14 p.m., May 27, 2009 The University of Memphis is in the process of responding to an NCAA notice of allegations charging the men’s basketball program with major violations during the 2007-08 season under John Calipari. The allegations include “knowing fraudulence or misconduct” on an SAT exam by a player on the The wording of the report seems to indicate the player in question only competed during the 2007-08 season and specifically the 2008 NCAA tournament. The player’s name was redacted in the report, obtained by The Commercial Appeal through the Freedom of Information Act, due to privacy laws. The player has subsequently denied the charge, according to university personnel. The only player on the roster who competed only during that season was Derrick Rose, who subsequently was the No. 1 pick in the NBA draft last June. If proven to be true, the Tigers could be forced to forfeit their NCAA-record 38 victories and Final Four appearance. The report does not include allegations of lack of institutional control, meaning Memphis would likely avoid serious penalties that would have an impact on the program going forward. The report includes no allegations that would have occurred during the tenure of Josh Pastner, either as an assistant or head coach. Memphis, which received the notice of allegations Jan. 16, is scheduled to appear before the NCAA Committee on Infractions June 6. Calipari, who left Memphis for Kentucky on March 31, is not named in the report, but the NCAA has requested his presence at the hearing. It is also alleged that Memphis provided $2,260 in free travel to road games for an associate of a player. The NCAA is charging Memphis with a failure to monitor in that instance. Those names also were redacted in the report due to privacy laws. “We take it very seriously. We don’t condone it,” said athletic director R.C. Johnson, who declined to comment in detail about the allegations. “We’re doing a thorough investigation.” Johnson said the university of “still working” on its response to the NCAA notice of allegations. "

i for one, am shocked

5/27/2009 9:06:48 PM

WALL TO NCSU

5/27/2009 9:09:19 PM

5/27/2009 9:13:27 PM

Simply stunning.

5/27/2009 9:23:37 PM

so basically they are saying this is Rose right? He was the only one that played for only one season that would have been on the team that year.

5/27/2009 9:42:47 PM

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"Memphis, which received the notice of allegations Jan. 16"

I'm suprised we haven't seen this before if they were notified that long ago.

5/27/2009 9:45:14 PM

5/27/2009 10:01:44 PM

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"so basically they are saying this is Rose right? He was the only one that played for only one season that would have been on the team that year."

Bingo. Interesting time too, isn't it? Seems like Calipari is always one step ahead of getting caught for his sleezeball antics.

5/27/2009 10:07:56 PM

cue this same story about Wall in a few years

5/27/2009 10:09:10 PM

In other news... Water is wet, the sky is blue, and i have a stirring inclination that the sun will rise tomorrow morning

5/27/2009 10:09:24 PM

Rose can't even talk, hell he probably can't read and write.

Wonder what Kentucky thinks now.

5/27/2009 10:24:20 PM

kentucky is thinking about the national title they're about to win.

5/27/2009 10:25:54 PM

The NCAA needs to change the way they do the punishments. The only case I can remember where the coach is punished even after leaving the school is Calvin Sampson. Even if Memphis gets in trouble Calipari will be free as a bird. They need to punish the people who are in control. A school pays a coach millions of dollars and that coach knows everything that goes on whether they admit it or not. Make them accountable and it might help clean some of this shit up.

5/27/2009 10:34:35 PM

Ol' Calvin Sampson

Here's to hoping the NCAA comes down on not just Memphis, but Josh Calipari as well.

5/27/2009 10:38:00 PM

tom floyd is gonna get it too

5/27/2009 10:45:58 PM

doesn't unc's football team have some suspicious SAT score jumpers on their team as well?

5/27/2009 10:51:43 PM

HAHA LOL NO WAI MANE

5/27/2009 10:53:16 PM

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"i for one, am shocked "

5/27/2009 11:29:08 PM

i mean... what is the qualifying SAT score for memphis... did he really need help if he can add and spell his own name?

5/28/2009 12:48:13 AM

I like how they took ou this name but left in that he only played for one season and the 2008 tourney, which only applies to one person.




[Edited on May 28, 2009 at 8:33 AM. Reason : and the Cal pic from the article.]

5/28/2009 8:22:09 AM

hay guys theres a thread here

5/28/2009 12:19:40 PM

the NCAA needs to clean house and find some people who want to investigate thoroughly and punish accordingly. both football and basketball need a major clean up.

5/28/2009 12:50:40 PM

before that can happen, the NCAA would have to want to investigate thoroughly and punish accordingly.

Well, they do if you're not one of the schools that generates tons of revenue for the NCAA.

5/28/2009 1:27:40 PM

^ which is now memphis, lawl

5/28/2009 1:28:54 PM

how did this thread stand and mine get trashed? its the same thing.

lock it up.

5/28/2009 1:46:11 PM

It's like this thread was first or something!

Outrageous!

5/28/2009 1:49:11 PM

does this mean derrick rose is borderline retarded?

5/28/2009 4:57:04 PM

So Calipari ran a dirty program, leaves, then the school where he was at gets punished and the person who actually made the program dirty gets off scott free? Is this how it works? Makes sense to me. (This is assuming Memphis wasn't dirty before Calipari got there, but since I had never really heard of them before he did, I assuming they weren't).

5/28/2009 6:08:25 PM

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"Luther Topps, who coached Rose’s club basketball team with Derrick’s brother Reggie, has been aware of the NCAA investigation for three weeks. According to Topps, the NCAA threatened to revoke former Simeon player Tim Flowers college eligibility if Flowers didn’t agree to an interview. ‘‘Tim told me the NCAA kept bothering him,’’ Topps said. ‘‘That if he didn’t talk they were going to take away his eligibility. [The NCAA] thinks that [former Simeon player Kevin Johnson] took [the SAT test] for him.’’ Simeon coach Robert Smith declined to comment on the situation. ‘‘[Smith and I] didn’t know anything about his test,’’ Topps said. ‘‘Reggie moved me and him out of the way long before that, as soon as the money got involved.’’ "

Look at that last line... looks good.

Also, when this Final 4 gets vacated, Calipari will still have never made a Final 4 officially...

5/28/2009 9:17:28 PM

did his UMass Final 4 get revoked? i can't recall

5/28/2009 9:24:43 PM

http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/ncaatourney08/columns/story?columnist=katz_andy&id=3332724

Marcus Camby admitted taking money and UMass had to take down their Final Four banner.

5/28/2009 9:27:33 PM

word...and i always liked camby...at least since i had him on my fantasy bball team 2 years ago and motherfucker balled out!

5/28/2009 9:32:06 PM

it's a freaking SAT test, they're a damn joke.. how does this even happen

5/28/2009 9:35:59 PM

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"This is assuming Memphis wasn't dirty before Calipari got there, but since I had never really heard of them before he did, I assuming they weren't"

hadnt heard of them period or heard of them being dirty?


Penny says you had heard of them

5/29/2009 12:29:45 AM

5/29/2009 9:48:53 AM

LOL
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZFhZV_D3XXo

6/1/2009 6:02:49 PM

hahahahah Final Four Record pwnt.

6/1/2009 6:05:19 PM

6/1/2009 6:36:51 PM

http://www.cbssports.com/collegebasketball/story/11813089

Boy, at this rate, Calipari will have NO ncaa tourney wins under his belt from his time at Mempiss... UK bought a winner, here...

lolololol, and apparently his daughters are using facebook to talk shit about ESPN analysts who are criticizing him

http://news.cnet.com/8301-17852_3-10254020-71.html%20?tag=newsLatestHeadlinesArea.0

Daughter is pretty cute tho..



[Edited on June 3, 2009 at 1:43 AM. Reason : x]

6/3/2009 1:38:55 AM

6/3/2009 9:25:47 AM

i read that yesterday and LOL'd em all.
these bitches have face book groups made for them...the other sister looks like a dyke

6/3/2009 9:30:41 AM

Yeah and she also looks like she hasn't seen the sun in like a dozen years... younger one isn't hot really, but cute.

Obviously dumb as rocks if they thought posting the new hire before it was announced was a good idea and not thinking they would be under the microscope in every medium...

[Edited on June 3, 2009 at 10:39 AM. Reason : calipari-pitino feud coming]

6/3/2009 10:38:03 AM

Dozier went to Memphis, not Georgia, because of SAT flap

http://www.cbssports.com/collegebasketball/story/11813089

6/3/2009 2:31:49 PM

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"ETS officials offered Dozier a chance to validate his score by taking the SAT again. Dozier took the test in July 2004 and scored 720 540 points less than his earlier score."

http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/news/story?id=4233718


holy shit. I knew some braindead morons who were at least in the 800s.

6/5/2009 9:13:41 PM

dude talking about an ATTN WHORE! She has not 1 but 2 We Love Erin Calipari groups on facebook.

6/6/2009 4:41:26 AM

oh and you can join and freely comment on her groups...

6/6/2009 4:54:42 AM

Memphis to vacate 38 win season plus Final Four appearance. Way to go, Cal!

http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/news/story?id=4410862

8/20/2009 1:03:49 PM

never trust a dirty filthy wop Yankee

8/20/2009 1:32:25 PM

people are really blaming the NBA 1 year rule for this??

c'mon Rose could have at least done what he had to do to play one year in college to get his millions

i'm guessing just everyone in the whole chain overlooks this stuff especially when his HS changes a D to a C in his transcript

I'm sure Calipari knew all about it but still Derrick Rose must be dumber than dumb

8/20/2009 2:38:20 PM

and the crazy thing is Memphis wasn't even the dirtiest program in the state

(jaybee troll bait)

8/20/2009 2:40:30 PM