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NCAA to hear Purdue's appeal Nov. 29

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Posted: Monday September 20, 1999 01:40 PM

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (AP) -- The NCAA has set Nov. 29 to hear Purdue's appeal of sanctions that include two years of probation, forfeiture of 24 basketball games and the loss of revenue from the 1996 NCAA tournament.

The game forfeitures, if upheld on appeal, could cost Purdue the Big Ten championship it won in 1996.

The NCAA's Committee on Infractions ruled in June that Purdue had violated rules on recruiting, extra benefits and ethical conduct. Purdue appealed the severity of the penalties last month, when athletic director Morgan Burke said many of the NCAA 's findings didn't meet the organization's minimum standard of being "credible and persuasive."

He also said the NCAA enforcement staff failed to follow required procedures in some aspects of its inquiry.

The appeal challenged the committee's conclusions concerning a $4,000 bank loan made to former Purdue player Luther Clay in August 1995 and financial assistance provided by Indianapolis businessman Gene McFadden to the mother of former Purdue player Porter Roberts.

In each case, the committee said former assistant coach Frank Kendrick arranged the contacts between the students and the outside parties. Kendrick has since been reassigned to a university position outside the basketball program.

 

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