Billionaire Miami businessman John Ruiz says he would have filed a lawsuit against the NCAA had the association punished him or his business in its latest infractions ruling involving Miami, and he contends that the school should “go after” the organization.
The NCAA handed down its first NIL-related infractions ruling Friday, sanctioning the Miami women’s basketball program for improper contact and inducements—both of which involved Ruiz. Last April, he hosted two women’s basketball players, Haley and Hanna Cavinder, at his home for a dinner while they were prospective transfers to the school.
After an investigation, the NCAA put the Miami women’s basketball program on a one-year probation, slapped it with somewhat-minor recruiting sanctions and a three-game suspension for coach Katie Meier, whom the association says facilitated the meeting between the Cavinders and Ruiz.
