LEXINGTON, Ky. — After some five years of suspension in NCAA investigatory limbo, the University of Louisville men’s basketball program is free at last.
In an NCAA case whose major allegation was that a then-U of L assistant was engaged with Adidas in a scheme to funnel $100,000 to the family of coveted recruit Brian Bowen, the Cardinals received no significant penalties.
In a ruling by the NCAA’s Independent Accountability Resolution Process — an outside body set up to adjudicate complex cases — U of L men’s hoops received the following series of gentle slaps on the wrist:
