Stanford 54, USC 53: Trojans Drop First Game After Sanctions Announced
Read more at our USC blog, Conquest Chronicles. This game was the first for the Trojans after the school decided to ban the school from postseason play this season because of NCAA violations committed during the recruitment of O.J. Mayo.
January 7, 2010 - Stanford, CA (Sports Network) - Jarrett Mann hit a free throw with 10.6 seconds left and the Stanford Cardinal hung on for a 54-53 win over the USC Trojans in Pac-10 play Maples Pavilion.
Read Article >Conquest Chronicles: Worst Is Still To Come For USC
On Sunday, USC self-imposed sanctions on their basketball program as punishment for NCAA violations committed during O.J. Mayo’s recruitment. The school said it will not participate in the 2009-10 postseason, will forfeit a scholarship in both this season and next and will impose recruiting restrictions, limiting the number of days from 130 to 110. So, all better now in Los Angeles, right? Uh, not so fast.
SB Nation’s Conquest Chronicles points out that the NCAA has yet to weigh in on any of this, which means the worst is probably still coming for USC.
Read Article >USC Bans Basketball From Postseason Over Recruitment Of O.J. Mayo
Here’s a summary of the actions the school took.
Mayo’s involvement with Rodney Guillory led to further action regarding the record book.
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