University of Minnesota Athletics
UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA ACCEPTS BIG TEN SANCTIONS
11/21/2000 12:00:00 AM | Athletics
"The university has worked cooperatively with the Big Ten commissioner and his staff throughout this process, and we believe these steps are appropriate," said university General Counsel Mark Rotenberg. "The university has agreed to these sanctions and will take immediate steps to implement them. We hope this is the final step to putting this matter to rest."
The Big Ten compliance and reinstatement subcommittee has taken the following actions on behalf of the Big Ten Conference:
* vacated the University of Minnesota's 1997 Big Ten Men's Basketball Championship
* vacated team records for the 1993-94 through 1998-99 basketball seasons
* vacated individual records or honors earned by any student-athlete who engaged in academic fraud as determined in the NCAA report
* vacated records and honors of the coach for the 1993-94 through 1998-99 basketball seasons
* removed from Big Ten Conference and university publications any reference to the team's performance, the 1997 championship, or other honorary awards earned during the 1993-94 through 1998-99 basketball seasons.
The Big Ten actions are consistent with the findings and consequences detailed in the NCAA report. The university will implement these actions without pursuing any appeal.
