Team, Pitino escape major punishments, reports say

TO WHILE THE FORMER ASSISTANT COACH TO THE PROVIDED THIS BENEFIT TO THE TRAIN A PERSPECTIVE STUDENT ATHLETE NUMBER TWO DURING AN UNOFFICIAL VISIT THEN DURING FORMER HEAD COACH NUMBER TWO’S TENURE THE HEARING PANEL DETERMINED THERE WERE VIOLATIONS RELATED TO RECRUITING MATERIALS AND THE PARTICIPATION OF MANAGERS AND NON-COACHING STAFF MEMBERS AND ON COURT PRACTICE ACTIVITIES. THE PANEL DETERMINE THESE VIOLATIONS TO ONLY BE LEVEL THREE VIOLATIONS BECAUSE THEY PROVIDED NO MORE THAN A MINIMAL COMPETITIVE OR RECRUITING ADVANTAGE. THE FOLLOWING LEVEL 3 VIOLATIONS OCCURRED DURING FORMER HEAD COACH NUMBER TWO’S TENURE. MANAGERS AND NON-COACHING STAFF MEMBERS OF THE LOUISVILLE MEN’S BASKETBALL PROGRAM WERE FOUND TO HAVE ACTIVELY INCONSISTENTLY PARTICIPATED. IN IMPERMISSIBLE ON COURT ACTIVITIES INCLUDED BUT NOT LIMITED TO CONCORD COMPETITIVE SITUATIONS MEMBERS OF LOUISVILLE LOUISVILLE’S MEN’S BASKETBALL STAFF PARTICIPATED IN IMPROVEMENT MISCIBLE RECRUITING ACTIVITIES BY PRODUCING AND SHOWING PERSONALIZED RECRUITING VIDEOS TO MEN’S BASKETBALL PERSPECTIVE STUDENT ATHLETES. THE PANEL DID NOT FIND ANY VIOLATIONS WHATSOEVER APPLICABLE TO FORMER HEAD COACH NUMBER ONE OR FORMER HEAD COACH NUMBER TWO AND THE PANEL VIEWS THIS DECISION AS EXONERATING BOTH FORMER HEAD COACHES. LOUISVILLE DID NOT SELF-IMPOSE PENALTIES OR TAKE ADDITIONAL CORRECTIVE ACTIONS REGARDING THESE ALLEGATIONS. THE PANEL REVIEWED THE FULL CASE RECORD AND DETERMINED THE CASE IS CLASSIFIED AS A LEVEL 1 MITIGATED FOR THE UNIVERSITY OF LEVEL ONE STANDARD FOR THE FORMER ASSISTANT COACH NUMBER ONE AND LEVEL ONE STANDARD FOR THE FORMER. ASSOCI. COACH BEFORE I ADDRESS THE PENALTIES I WANTED TO REMIND YOU THAT MOST OF THE VIOLATIONS IN THIS CASE WERE RECRUITING VIOLATIONS THAT WERE THE RESULT OF DECISIONS AND ACTIONS WITHIN THE LOUISVILLE MEN’S BASKETBALL PROGRAM AND THE HEARING PANEL PRESCRIBED PENALTIES ACCORDINGLY. THE PANEL WAS INTENTIONAL AND NOT PRESCRIBING PENALTIES. THAT WOULD HAVE A NEGATIVE IMPACT ON THE CURRENT STUDENT ACTUALLY. THE PENALTIES FOUND FOR THE UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE, WHICH ARE DETAILED IN THE DECISION AND THE NEWS RELEASE. AND WE’RE ALL WELL WITHIN THE PRESCRIBED PENALTY MATRIX APPROVED BY THE MEMBERSHIP INCLUDE A $5,000 FINE TWO WEEK BAN ON UNOFFICIAL BUSINESSES 2022 TO 2023 ACADEMIC YEAR. ADDITIONAL TWO-WEEK BAN ON RECRUITING COMMUNICATIONS DURING THE 2022 INTO 2023 ACADEMIC YEAR. A SEVEN DAY REDUCTION IN THE NUMBER OF RECRUITING PERSON DAYS FOR THE 2022 TO 2023 ACADEMIC YEAR AND TWO YEARS OF PROBATION STARTING NOVEMBER 20, NOVEMBER 3 2020 TO THROUGH NOVEMBER TO 2024. THE PANEL PRESCRIBED ONE PENALTY FOR THE FORMER. COACH NUMBER ONE THAT PENALTY IS A TWO-YEAR SHOW CAUSE ORDER THE PANEL ALSO PRESCRIBED FOR THE FORMER ASSOCIATE HEAD COACH A TWO-YEAR SHOW CAUSE OR THE PRECLUDING HIS ATTENDANCE AND EVALUATIONS AT ANY…