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Bruce Feldman of Fox Sports provided details of one known violation:
Jim Boeheim Suspended, Syracuse Loses Scholarships Following NCAA Investigation
After an NCAA investigation discovered multiple infractions, Syracuse head basketball coach Jim Boeheim will be suspended for nine conference games next season and the program will lose 12 scholarships over the next four years.
Matt Schneidman of The Daily Orange passed along the full list of penalties levied by the NCAA. The school is forced to vacate all victories which included ineligible players. That decision covers both the basketball and football teams:
John O'Brien of Syracuse.com reported that the NCAA accepted the school's self-imposed postseason ban for the current season and didn't extend it further. It's the second time the basketball program has been penalized under Boeheim, who's been with the Orange for more than three decades.
O'Brien wrote:
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.
A #Syracuse booster provided more than $8,000 in cash to 3 football & 2 men’s basketball students for volunteering at the YMCA, per NCAA.
David Gardner of Sports Illustrated points out the vacated wins will delay the longtime basketball coach's quest for 1,000 career victories:
The loss of scholarships is a major short-term blow for the program. Losing three available spots per season is a much bigger deal for a basketball team given the size of the roster as compared to football. The reduction will likely have a noticeable impact on the team's depth.
The penalties will also be a financial hit for the program between the fines for games played by ineligible student-athletes and the return of revenue made through the NCAA tournament from 2011-13. The exact monetary loss was not included in the release.
Boeheim's suspension will go into effect when the conference schedule begins next season.
