SYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) – The NCAA has suspended Syracuse coach Jim Boeheim for nine games for academic, drug and gifts violations committed primarily by the men’s basketball program.
The governing body said Friday the school will be on probation for five years. The team must vacate wins in which ineligible students participated.
Boeheim was docked 108 wins by the NCAA on Friday. It is the largest number of vacated victories in the history of NCAA investigations.
Boeheim previously had 966 wins but the vacated victories drop him to 858 for his career. The vacated victories knock him from second to sixth on the all-time wins list, dropping Boeheim below Bob Knight, Dean Smith, Jim Calhoun and Adolph Rupp.
The punishment also includes financial penalties and the reduction of three men’s basketball scholarships a year for four years. Recruiting restrictions will be enforced for two years.
In anticipation of the report, Syracuse chancellor Kent Syverud announced a postseason ban for this year for the men’s basketball team. The NCAA accepted the ban, which means next year’s recruits won’t be affected.
