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SEC hoops program and head coach put on probation
By Paul Harvey
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The Texas A&M basketball program and head coach Buzz Williams have been hit with probation and a suspension from the NCAA.
Williams and the program have been hit with two years of probation while Williams is also suspended for two games during the 2021-22 basketball season. An unnamed assistant coach was also suspended for the remainder of the 2020-21 basketball season.
According to a Friday release from the NCAA, Williams maintained impermissible contact with a prospect during an evaluation period. An assistant coach also violated NCAA rules by observing a prospect workout during an open gym while on an unofficial visit. The same assistant also conducted two 45-minute tryouts with the same prospect while providing coaching instruction to the prospect.
The assistant coach also conducted approximately 24 supervised, off-campus workouts with a prospect and men’s basketball student-athletes. Texas A&M also exceeded the limit of assistant coaches allowed by using six noncoaching staff members to participate in on-court activities.
Here is a look at the list of penalties facing the program:
Paul is a lifelong fan and student of all things college football. He has been covering college football since 2017 and the B1G since 2018.