Jeff Borzello ESPN Staff Writer
Five-star forward Naz Reid is down to LSU and Arizona. No. 7 in the ESPN 100.
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Andrea Adelson ESPN Staff Writer
North Carolina has opted not to issue a statement following two days in front of the NCAA Committee on Infractions. So after about 15 hours worth of discussions, both sides left Nashville with no comment. Next step is a decision from the committee about possible sanctions.
Mark Schwarz ESPN Reporter
Roy Williams leaves Nashville at 115 P central as NCAA hearings with regard to the UNC academic scandal conclude midway through day 2. The NCAA will have a press call in 60 to 90 days with a full report of its findings. North Carolina is expected to release a short written statement soon.
Andrea Adelson ESPN Staff Writer
North Carolina's hearing in front of the NCAA Committee on Infractions is now over. Roy Williams and Sylvia Hatchell just left the meeting room with other UNC officials. A statement from the university is expected soon. All that's left now is waiting on a decision from the committee, and that could take months.
Mark Schwarz ESPN Reporter
Day 2 in Nashville for North Carolina basketball coach Roy Williams who arrived ten minutes early to prepare for what may be another marathon day of questions from NCAA investigators. UNC is facing five allegations related to an academic scandal that spanned nearly two decades in Chapel Hill. Williams led the Tar Heels to two championships during that period (2005 and 2009). The NCAA Committee on Infractions will eventually rule on whether athletes on those and other UNC teams maintained eligibility in large part because of bogus classes offered by the African Studies department.
Andrea Adelson ESPN Staff Writer
Roy Williams arrives for Day 2 of North Carolina's hearing in front of the NCAA Committee on Infractions. Some of North Carolina's contingent already has left, including football coach Larry Fedora.
Mark Schwarz ESPN Reporter
UNC men's basketball coach Roy Williams spent nearly ten hours inside a heavily secured conference room bordered by ropes and shuttered by shades, as the NCAA questioned Williams and other UNC officials about their knowledge or involvement in an academic scandal that spanned nearly two decades in Chapel Hill. The NCAA has slapped UNC with five allegations, most notably a lack of institutional control and with providing athletes with impermissible benefits. Williams, accompanied by his attorney Jim Cooney, was joined by Carolina women's basketball coach Sylvia Hatchell, current football coach Larry Fedora, Chancellor Carol Folt, athletic director Bubba Cunningham and Deborah Crowder, a retired administrator in the African Studies department who played a central role in creating a bogus curriculum that the NCAA says disproportionately benefited UNC athletes more than it did the rest of the student body. None of the coaches has yet been accused of wrongdoing and the school has adamantly denied violating any NCAA bylaws. The hearings are scheduled to continue Thursday morning and Williams is expected to face another day of questions. The NCAA's ruling may be weeks if not months away.
Andrea Adelson ESPN Staff Writer
North Carolina's hearing in front of the NCAA Committee on Infractions will continue Thursday morning in Nashville, Tenn. The NCAA allotted two days for the hearing to address five major allegations, including lack of institutional control, related to paper classes in the Department of African and Afro-American Studies.
Andrea Adelson ESPN Staff Writer
North Carolina's turn in front of the NCAA Committee on Infractions ended Wednesday evening after nearly 10 hours in the meeting room. North Carolina and NCAA officials left without comment.
Paul Biancardi Basketball Recruiting
The no.2 prospect in the ESPN 100 R.J. Barrett just released his final five schools. Arizona, Duke, Kentucky, Michigan and Oregon.
Jeff Borzello ESPN Staff Writer
No. 2 senior R.J. Barrett announces he is down to five schools: Arizona, Duke, Kentucky, Michigan and Oregon.
Seth Greenberg @SethOnHoops
Today's #Courtside. Bill Self @KUHoops breaks down his teams , the decision to recruit transfers this year and more. es.pn/2i6jPbm
Seth Greenberg @SethOnHoops
2 fired coaches solving problems discuss Bagley decision & @KUHoops Bill Self talks his teams trip to Italy & more. es.pn/2i6jPbm
Seth Greenberg @SethOnHoops
My conversation with @KUHoops Bill Self. #courtside with @dandakich and @SethOnHoops es.pn/2uPxAgk
Seth Greenberg @SethOnHoops
Today's #courtside. @dandakich and I talk Bagley @DukeMBB @KUHoops Bill Self discusses Kansas summer trip and more. es.pn/2i6jPbm
Seth Greenberg @SethOnHoops
Bill Self will joins today's #Courtside with @dandakich and @SethOnHoopshttp://es.pn/2i6jPbm
Mark Schwarz ESPN Reporter
UNC basketball coach Roy Williams is in Nashville this morning, heading to a hearing where he is facing questions from the NCAA regarding his knowledge and potential involvement in an academic scandal that allegedly spanned nearly two decades in Chapel Hill. Williams has been adamant that he had no knowledge of the academic impropriety that the NCAA says improperly benefitted UNC athletes. Williams has not been accused of wrongdoing. UNC faces five allegations none of which involve academic fraud. However the Committee on Infractions could add allegations during the course of the hearing which is scheduled for today and tomorrow and is closed to both the public and the media.
Mark Schwarz ESPN Reporter
A watershed moment that may have a significant impact on the tenuous relationship between the billion dollar college sports industry and academics is playing out here in Nashville this morning. The University of North Carolina has finally come before the NCAA Committee on Infractions to address five allegations, including lack of institutional control, which stem from an academic scandal that allegedly spanned nearly two decades in Chapel Hill and involved hundreds of UNC athletes. Head basketball coach Roy Williams will be questioned about his knowledge and possible role in the scandal. The NCAA will also question head football coach Larry Fedora, and women's basketball coach Sylvia Hatchell. The hearing is closed to the public and media and the outcome may not be known for weeks if not months.
Andrea Adelson ESPN Staff Writer
North Carolina athletic director Bubba Cunningham, football coach Larry Fedora and men's basketball coach Roy Williams are part of the school contingent walking into the NCAA Committee on Infractions hearing.
Andrea Adelson ESPN Staff Writer
Deborah Crowder, one of the key figures in the UNC scandal in the Department of African and Afro-American Studies, arrives for the Committee on Infractions hearing with her attorney. Crowder is accused of unethical conduct for her role in setting up and grading paper classes that largely benefited student-athletes. She denies wrongdoing.
Andrea Adelson ESPN Staff Writer
SEC commissioner Greg Sankey, chair of the Committee on Infractions, has already arrived for the long-awaiting hearing for North Carolina. The university gets its chance to make its case against five allegations, including lack of institutional control, involving paper classes in the now disgraced Department of African and Afro-American Studies.
Paul Biancardi Basketball Recruiting
My Marvin Bagley III player comparisons at the same stage. More offensive minded but less of a defensive presence than Anthony Davis. Displays the same scoring punch as Chris Bosh but a better rebounder. Go back to the 80's and think of a more talented Sam Perkins. With all that said Bagley has a lot of work to do but he has so much to work with.
Jeff Borzello ESPN Staff Writer
Duke announces the signing of No. 1 prospect Marvin Bagley III:
