[Hold My Own]

Any press good press?

I do not recall seeing this posted anywhere but it deserves a thread of it's own.

http://content.usatoday.com/communities ... enefits-/1

Coastal Carolina basketball under NCAA investigation over alleged illegal benefits

Coastal Carolina, which has been enjoying national success in basketball, football and baseball, now finds itself facing questions about alleged NCAA violations.

The school confirmed in a statement released Friday that it was working with the NCAA regarding an inquiry into its men's basketball program:

Coastal Carolina University is and has been fully cooperating with the NCAA in its current inquiry. Allegations were brought to the University's attention in late summer of 2010. At that time, President David DeCenzo immediately directed Chief Operating Officer Edgar Dyer and University Counsel Tim Meacham to self report the allegations to the NCAA on behalf of the University.
NCAA's rules of ethical conduct prohibit anyone at Coastal Carolina University from providing further comment until the inquiry is completed.

The New York Times, in a story posted on its website Thursday, reported that the focus is leading scorer Desmond Holloway, who has been suspended by the school while awaiting a decision from the NCAA on whether he can be reinstated. It is normal procedure to sit an athlete if there is a possible NCAA issue, and then apply for reinstatement.

CAPTIONBy Al Behrman, AP

The men's coach is Cliff Ellis, whose previous head coaching stops included Auburn and Clemson. Coastal (25-4) had a 22-game winning streak but the combination of suspensions and injuries has left the roster at eight players and contributed to a two-game losing streak. The baseball team is ranked 20th in the preseason USA TODAY/ESPN coaches poll. And the football team made the Championship Subdivision playoffs. School spokewoman Martha Hunn confirmed to USA TODAY that only the basketball program is under investigation.

The school is located in Conway, S.C., not far from Myrtle Beach.

Ellis has eight transfers on his roster, according to the Times. One of them, Mike Holmes, a transfer from South Carolina, was dismissed after an altercation with a teammate, according to the paper.

The paper quotes former player Marcus Macellari, who said his scholarship was taken away because Ellis signed too many players, as saying he made a formal complaint to the university after he lost his scholarship and said that players had received illegal benefits.

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[jbock13]

Nothing's gonna happen for years.

But clearly there's a Coastal homer who works for USA Today...

[4everfsu]

Ok how soon before Ellis is gone?

[bravo269er]

It'll take roughly 2 years for the NCAA to compete the investigation. They aren't in a hurry so they'll take their time, and be precise.

Now if the NCAA could only get Scam Newton and Auburn!

[Sly Fox]

Mar 06, 2011
Big South, Coastal Carolina end family feud

The Associated Press

CONWAY, S.C. — Everyone likes a good family fight, except when it's your family.

So the Big South Conference champion and runner-up say it's time to put aside interleague squabbles of the past few weeks and concentrate on the upcoming NCAA tournament. The discord was sparked by comments from league coaches in a New York Times article last month that said the NCAA was investigating Coastal Carolina for possible illegal benefits that former player Marcus Macellari told the newspaper were given to several players.

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