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The NCAA today confirmed violations were made by the University of Memphis basketball team during the 07-08 season. The team is now forced to forfeit its historical record of 38 wins.
As mentioned a few months ago, the University of Memphis basketball team was under investigation for what was quoted as 'major violations'. These violations speculated around falsifying a player's SAT score, rumored to be now-NBA star Derrick Rose, as well as providing travel expenses to a family member of Rose's.
Now confirmed, Derrick Rose was indeed the team member with the false SAT score and the money was provided to his brother. The President of the University, Shirley Raines issued this statement: "We know the rules..we did our due diligence. We did everything we could to determine the student-athlete was eligible and that the rules were being followed."
Former coach, John Calipari, has received no punishment, regardless of the fact that he was the Tigers' head coach during the previous season.
In addition to being stripped of the historical '07-08 season, the team will remain on probation for three years. A representative from the school announced that it will appeal the penalty, named 'unfair' by the University's President Raines.
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