NCAA hits USC with 2 years' probation in basketball

[ASFN Admin]

The NCAA hit Southern California’s men's basketball program with two years’ probation and a $5,000 fine as the result of a former assistant who violated NCAA ethical conduct rules when he accepted a bribe to steer players to a business management company. The Division I Committee on Infractions on Thursday announced the penalties, which include a 1% loss of the school’s basketball budget. Tony Bland, the former associate head under coach Andy Enfield, wasn't mentioned by name in the NCAA report.

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