Institution: University of Miami (Florida)
Date: 27-FEB-03 

Facts Summary: Violations of NCAA legislation governing recruiting, financial aid, playing and practice season restrictions, honesty standards and institutional monitoring of the baseball program. 

Violation Summary: Impermissible recruiting activity - tryouts; impermissible activities associated with sports club; impermissible financial aid; violation of honesty standards; impermissible recruiting contacts with athletics representatives and a failure to monitor. 

Penalty Summary: Public reprimand and censure; two years of probation; reduction of baseball equivalencies for a total of 4.66 over a three-year period beginning with he 2003-04 academic year and concluding with the 2005-06 academic year; annual compliance reports. 

 



Involved Sports: 
 Baseball 


Involved Penalties: 
TV:  yrs  Reduction in Financial Aid:  Yes 
Postseason:  yrs  Recruiting:  No 
Probation:  yrs  Show Cause restriction on employees:  No 


Associated Bylaws Sel Bylaw Title 
 2.8.1 Responsibility of Institution 
 10.01.1 Honesty and Sportsmanship 
 12.5.1.7 Summer Camps 
 12.5.2.1.2 Improper Use of Student-Athlete's Name or Picture 
 13.01.3 Institutional Responsibility in Recruitment 
 13.01.4 Off-Campus Recruiting 
 13.01.5 Recruiting by Representatives of Athletics Interests 
 13.1.2.1 General Rule 
 13.2.1 General Regulation 
 13.2.2 Specific Prohibitions 
 13.5.1.1 Athletics Representatives 
 13.7.5.8 Normal Retail Cost 
 13.12.1 Prohibited Activities 
 13.12.2.3 Local Sports Clubs 
 13.12.3.2 "Open" Events 
 13.13.1 Institution's Sports Camps and Clinics 
 13.13.1.2 Attendance Restriction 
 13.13.2.1.5 Employment in Own Institution's Camp or Clinic-Sport Other Than Football. 
 15.02.4.1 Institutional Financial Aid 
 15.2.6 Employment 
 15.5.1.2.4 Employment in Athletics Department or Athletics Facilities 
 15.5.3.1.1 Men's Sports 
 17.1.1 Playing Season 
 17.1.5.1 Daily and Weekly Hour Limitations-Playing Season 
 17.1.5.2 Weekly Hour Limitations -- Outside of Playing Season 
 19.1.2 Authority of Committee 
      


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Institution: University of Miami (Florida)
Date: 01-DEC-95 

Facts Summary: Extra benefits, impermissible financial aid; amateurism; institutional drug policy; unethical conduct; lack of institutional control. 

Violation Summary: IMPROPER FINANCIAL AID: institution awarded more than $412,000 in excessive aid as a result of improperly calculating off-campus room and board stipends; student-athletes received an average of $110 in impermissible books a semester; student-athletes were improperly compensated for employment. EXTRA BENEFITS: athletics department staff member helped student-athletes fraudulently receive a total of $212,969 in Pell Grants; cash awards to football student-athletes for game performance. ATHLETICS DEPARTMENT FAILED TO FOLLOW DRUG-TESTING POLICY. UNETHICAL CONDUCT. LACK OF INSTITUTIONAL CONTROL. 

Penalty Summary: Public reprimand; FOOTBALL: reduction from 25 to 18 initial awards for 1995-96, from 25 to 12 for 1996-97 and from 25 to 14 for 1997-98; reduction from 85 to 80 total awards for 1995-96, 1996-97 and 1997-98; postseason ban for 1995. BASEBALL: reduction of 6.12 equivalency awards over a three-year period. TENNIS: reduction of 1.98 equivalency awards over a three-year period. WOMEN'S GOLF: reduction of 1.06 equivalency awards over a three-year period. Annual reports; recertification. 

 



Involved Sports: 
 Football 
 Women's Golf 
 Baseball 
 Men's Tennis 


Involved Penalties: 
TV:  0 yrs  Reduction in Financial Aid:  Yes 
Postseason:  1 yrs  Recruiting:  No 
Probation:  3 yrs  Show Cause restriction on employees:  Yes 


Associated Bylaws Sel Bylaw Title 
 2.1.1 Responsibility for Control 
 2.1.2 Scope of Responsibility 
 2.8.1 Responsibility of Institution 
 6.01.1 Institutional Control 
 10.01.1 Honesty and Sportsmanship 
 10.1 UNETHICAL CONDUCT 
 10.2 KNOWLEDGE OF USE OF BANNED DRUGS 
 12.1.1 Amateur Status 
 14.01.3 Compliance with Other NCAA and Conference Legislation 
 15.01.7 Maximum Institutional Financial Aid to Individual 
 15.02.4.1 Institutional Financial Aid 
 15.1 MAXIMUM LIMIT ON FINANCIAL AID-INDIVIDUAL 
 15.1.1 Types of Aid Included in Limit 
 15.2.2.1 Off-Campus Room and Board Stipend 
 15.2.3 Books 
 15.2.3.1 Dollar Limit 
 15.2.6 Employment 
 15.5.3.1.1 Men's Sports 
 15.5.3.1.2 Women's Sports 
 15.5.3.2 Equivalency Computations 
 16.02.3 Extra Benefit 
 16.12.2.1 General Rule 
      


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Institution: University of Miami (Florida)
Date: 03-NOV-81 

Facts Summary: Improper financial aid; extra benefits; out-of-season practice; improper recruiting contacts, employment, entertainment, inducements, lodging, publicity and transportation; tryouts; improper administration of financial aid; certification of compliance. 

Violation Summary: Improper financial aid; extra benefits; out-of-season practice; improper recruiting contacts, employment, entertainment, inducements, lodging, publicity and transportation; tryouts; improper administration of financial aid; certification of compliance. 

Penalty Summary: Maximum of 20 initial grants for 1982-83; show cause why more penalties should not be imposed if institution does not reprimand one assistant coach. 

 



Involved Sports: 
 Football 


Involved Penalties: 
TV:  0 yrs  Reduction in Financial Aid:  Yes 
Postseason:  1 yrs  Recruiting:  No 
Probation:  2 yrs  Show Cause restriction on employees:  No 


Associated Bylaws Sel Bylaw Title   
No bylaws found 
    


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Institution: University of Miami (Florida)
Date: 05-NOV-64 

Facts Summary: Improper transportation; improper recruiting lodging and transportation. 

Violation Summary: Improper transportation; improper recruiting lodging and transportation. 

Penalty Summary: Probation 

 



Involved Sports: 
 Men's Basketball 


Involved Penalties: 
TV:  0 yrs  Reduction in Financial Aid:  No 
Postseason:  1 yrs  Recruiting:  No 
Probation:  1 yrs  Show Cause restriction on employees:  No 


Associated Bylaws Sel Bylaw Title   
No bylaws found 
    


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Institution: University of Miami (Florida)
Date: 07-JAN-55 

Facts Summary: Improper transportation; improper recruiting transportation; tryouts. 

Violation Summary: Improper transportation; improper recruiting transportation; tryouts. 

Penalty Summary: Probation. 

 



Involved Sports: 
 Football 


Involved Penalties: 
TV:  0 yrs  Reduction in Financial Aid:  No 
Postseason:  1 yrs  Recruiting:  No 
Probation:  1 yrs  Show Cause restriction on employees:  No 

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