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Really JSU....REALLY.....Tennis?!!! No words can even come close right now. Tennis! We talking bout Tennis!
Jackson State on probation for NCAA rule breaking
Antonio Morales, The Clarion-Ledger12:49 p.m. CDT July 1, 2016
Jackson State's men's tennis program committed a version of identity fraud, landing the university under one-year NCAA probation.
In a statement regarding the decision announced Friday, the NCAA stated: "A former Jackson State University men’s tennis head coach violated NCAA ethical conduct rules when he allowed an ineligible student-athlete to compete under an eligible student-athlete’s name, according to a decision issued by a Division I Committee on Infractions panel."
The school is now under probation until June 30, 2017 for the Level II and III violations.
The violations occurred during the first half of 2015, when Scott Pennington was the Tigers' men's tennis coach. Lois Alexis took over the program in September 2015.
Included in the penalties are: A public reprimand and censure for the university; a 2-year-show-cause order for the former coach, which runs from Friday to June 30, 2018; and the program must vacate records of the matches the ineligible athlete participated in. There is also a $5,000 fine.
The Committee on Infractions panel said Pennington failed to "promote an atmosphere of compliance within the tennis program" and gave a prospect impermissible benefits during the recruiting process, which was considered a Level III violation. Pennington also allowed the same student athlete, who was a non qualifier upon enrollment, to participate and compete in matches.
JSU's men's tennis team won the SWAC this past season and appeared in the NCAA Tournament under the leadership of first-year coach Lois Alexis, who was named the conference's Coach of the Year. The athletic department has yet to comment on the NCAA's decision.
Since the university and former coach agreed to the penalties, there will be no opportunity for an appeal, according to the decision.
Jackson State on probation for NCAA rule breaking
Antonio Morales, The Clarion-Ledger12:49 p.m. CDT July 1, 2016Jackson State's men's tennis program committed a version of identity fraud, landing the university under one-year NCAA probation.
In a statement regarding the decision announced Friday, the NCAA stated: "A former Jackson State University men’s tennis head coach violated NCAA ethical conduct rules when he allowed an ineligible student-athlete to compete under an eligible student-athlete’s name, according to a decision issued by a Division I Committee on Infractions panel."
The school is now under probation until June 30, 2017 for the Level II and III violations.
The violations occurred during the first half of 2015, when Scott Pennington was the Tigers' men's tennis coach. Lois Alexis took over the program in September 2015.
Included in the penalties are: A public reprimand and censure for the university; a 2-year-show-cause order for the former coach, which runs from Friday to June 30, 2018; and the program must vacate records of the matches the ineligible athlete participated in. There is also a $5,000 fine.
The Committee on Infractions panel said Pennington failed to "promote an atmosphere of compliance within the tennis program" and gave a prospect impermissible benefits during the recruiting process, which was considered a Level III violation. Pennington also allowed the same student athlete, who was a non qualifier upon enrollment, to participate and compete in matches.
JSU's men's tennis team won the SWAC this past season and appeared in the NCAA Tournament under the leadership of first-year coach Lois Alexis, who was named the conference's Coach of the Year. The athletic department has yet to comment on the NCAA's decision.
Since the university and former coach agreed to the penalties, there will be no opportunity for an appeal, according to the decision.
