The NCAA today ordered Syracuse basketball coach Jim Boeheim suspended for nine games as a result of multiple infractions over the past eight years.
Syracuse basketball and football were both placed on five years’ probation, according to the 94-page report, and the NCAA ordered Syracuse basketball to lose three scholarships a year for four years, or 12 total, the NCAA ruled.
NCAA hits #Syracuse: 3 basketball scholarships lost for next 4 years. Boeheim suspended 9 games. 5 years probation for basketball & football
— Charles Robinson (@CharlesRobinson) March 6, 2015
Last month, SU self-imposed a ban on postseason play for its men’s basketball team in anticipation of the NCAA’s findings.
The penalty announced today was the second in 23 years the NCAA has imposed against SU over violations in the men’s basketball program. In 1992, the NCAA placed SU on two years’ probation, imposed restrictions on basketball recruiting and banned some postseason play over recruiting rules violations.