Cardinals sinned
Louisville agrees with some of NCAA's charges
Posted: Wednesday June 10, 1998 06:49 PM
LOUISVILLE, Kentucky (AP) -- The University of Louisville acknowledges violating nine NCAA regulations in its women's volleyball and men's basketball programs, but disputes some of the NCAA's findings.
The university's response comes almost two months after an official inquiry and is the latest step in a process leading to an August hearing before the NCAA. The deadline for the response was June 8.
Neither the university nor the NCAA would comment on the likelihood of future penalties beyond those the school already has imposed on itself.
In a response released Tuesday, the school agreed that assistant basketball coach Scooter McCray violated rules by giving a player's father his credit card to avoid eviction from a Louisville hotel.
The university also admitted that the volleyball program violated eight rules, including coach Leonid Yelin's failure to adequately monitor the program.
However, the university disputed NCAA contentions that McCray arranged for a discounted room for Frederick Johnson, father of player Nate Johnson. Citing its internal investigation, the school said former Wilson Inn assistant manager Daphney King gave Johnson the discount on her own.
The university said McCray's telephone records show he didn't call the Wilson Inn until after Johnson had been checked in for nearly two weeks.
Louisville also argued that it is not responsible for two aspects of the of the volleyball program's transgressions.
According to the NCAA inquiry, assistant volleyball coach Patty Dennison improperly assisted two recruits with their college applications. The university contends, however, that the NCAA doesn't hold schools responsible for monitoring the admissions of every athlete.
The school also said it did not fail to educate Yelin on Division I rules. Yelin failed to pass the NCAA coaches certification exam on his first attempt but passed it two days later.
After the violations came to light, the school reprimanded basketball coach Denny Crum and put McCray on a year's probation with his salary frozen.
Yelin was suspended for a month without pay, Dennison was reprimanded and the volleyball team's preseason trip to Japan last year was canceled.
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