University of Massachusets Athletics

Massachusetts Athletics To Appeal Decision From NCAA Committee On Infractions

Kumble Subbaswamy - Statement
 
Ryan Bamford - Statement
Atlantic 10 - Statement

 
 

 

From The Boston Globe: UMass says NCAA’s penalties to men’s basketball, women’s tennis teams don’t match the violations
 From The Boston Herald: "I think in this case certainly not only the wins, but in a matter like this I worry about protecting our brand and worry about protecting our men’s basketball and women’s tennis brands. Especially in a case like this where those programs, those coaches and those student-athletes had nothing to do with these violations. I struggle with the fact they are going to be impacted." -- Ryan Bamford

From ESPN.com: "A-10 Commissioner Bernadette McGlade and UMass athletic director Ryan Bamford both took issue with the vacation penalty for what the COI conceded was a "misunderstanding,'' according to the NCAA's news release." Click here to read the full story

From NESN: The NCAA is cracking down on UMass Amherst. Click here to watch the full video

From MassLive.com: "A mid-level, mostly anonymous UMass athletic department employee made mistakes overseeing the transition of student-athlete financial aid money from on-campus to off-campus living. As a result, less than $10,000 was spread between 12 athletes in chunks small enough that it’s likely they didn’t notice. UMass self-reported the mistake. For that, UMass was fined, forced to forfeit three seasons worth of victories in two sports, including a conference title and endure a smug, public shaming from the NCAA."
From MassLive.com: "UMass self-reported the finding to the NCAA going through the new Negotiated Resolution process, which can be used when the school involved acknowledges the violation. According to the source, UMass and the NCAA agreed to a fine and one year on probation. But that penalty was then rejected by the Committee on Infractions."
 
From The Daily Hampshire Gazette: The NCAA’s report called the circumstances “unique” because they occurred when the athletes moved off-campus after the start of the semester and UMass did not re-adjust their financial aid. The 12 athletes either received a telecom fee associated with dorm phones after they moved off-campus, or received housing expenses that exceeded full cost of attendance when they moved from more expensive on-campus housing to less expensive off-campus housing during the semester. Click here to read the full story


From ESPN's Howard Bryant:
From The Boston Globe: NCAA again shows its pettiness by punishing UMass tennis team for a $252 violation
 
From Sporting News: Stripping UMass women's tennis of Atlantic 10 championship could be the worst miscarriage of NCAA justice, ever

From ESPN.com: NCAA gives UMass tennis a harsh lesson in power -- over a phone jack