INDIANAPOLIS — Indiana men’s coach Kelvin Sampson and his staff violated telephone recruiting restrictions imposed because of his previous violations at Oklahoma, then lied about it to the school and NCAA investigators, according to an NCAA report released Wednesday.
The report sent to the university Wednesday accuses Sampson of five major violations, including the allegation of providing “false or misleading information” to university officials and NCAA enforcement staff. The school contended in its initial report that all violations were secondary infractions.
But the NCAA accused Sampson of failing “to deport himself . . . with the generally recognized high standard of honesty” and failing to promote an atmosphere of compliance within the men’s basketball program, categorized as major infractions.
Indiana athletic director Rick Greenspan promised the university would cooperate with all NCAA requests.
“We are extremely disappointed in these new allegations regarding coach Sampson,” Greenspan said in a statement. “To say the least, we view these allegations with grave concern.”
The NCAA declined comment.
Indiana has until May 8 to provide a written response to the report. The report says Indiana officials will be required to appear June 14 in Seattle at a hearing before the Division I infractions committee.
Major violations of NCAA rules can carry significant punishments, including postseason bans. Indiana has not had a major NCAA violation in any sport since 1960.
