Kelvin Sampson & Indiana Accused of More Recruiting Violations By NCAA

Indiana University is expected to publish the list of alleged violations against its men's basketball program, and by coach Kelvin Sampson, that the program has received from the NCAA. Sampson has already been subject to sanctions stemming from his actions in 2000 to 2004 as the head coach at Oklahoma, when he was found guilty of 'major recruiting violations,' including making roughly 577 impermissible calls. In 2006 he was banned by the NCAA from calling recruits, making off-campus visits for one year, and banned from even participating in three-way calls, among other measures of discipline.

The university released a report in October of 2007 detailing its findings from its own internal investigation into Sampson's recruiting tactics at Indiana in 2006 and 2007. Sampson said at the time that he was 'unaware he was participating in a three-way conversation on nine occasions,' which is totally asinine, unless he was on some kind of medication at the time that would allow him to sleep walk through recruiting calls. Since then, the NCAA has picked up the investigation, and is expected to have a hearing regarding this week's annoucement in June, at the earliest.

Based on the fact that he has already been sanctioned once, and that he ignored those sanctions and willingly committed more recruiting violations, expect the next batch of sanctions from the NCAA to include a large fine and suspension of some sort, and most likely more loss of scholarships for the Indiana University men's basketball program, who ultimately enabled his actions and have yet to punish him on their own. In October of last year the calls were growing for Sampson's dismissal, and with the latest news his departure may be hastened by a buyout of sorts this offseason, even though he has led the Hoosiers to a top 25 ranking this season.