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Show TheSalt Lake Tribune WSU of God in Lakeland, Fla., and St Joseph's College in Windham Maine, ostensibly to boost his grade-point average. Richard Ordyna, WSU’s former stant athletic director wholeft to serve a Mormon mission, said that when he discovered Gundy ture of which was blacked out by must repay the financial aid Gundydid not makethe restitu- only three of whom wereathletes They paid their own room and ticed or played with the basket- board,” she said Thursday “We. ber didn’t pay anything. Morelli would not release the names of athletes who rented her @ Continued from C-1 NCAA rules prohibit providing tion. He left WSU in November 1994 — without having ever prac- ing at WSU bail team ing points summarize someof the allegations of specific wrongdo@ In September 1994, WSU al- lowed a junior college transfer student to enroll and receive a full scholarship even though his fed: ere not transferable un. der A rules. ~ Although the student's name Was blacked outin the report, The Suit Lake Tribune has confirmed be is Lamont Gundy He trans ferred to WSU from a school whose namewasblacked out, but WSU's own press guidelists it as Crossland Junior Collegein Jack sonville, Texas. ~ WSU basketball coaches also ‘arranged and facilitated Gundy’s enrollmentin correspon dence courses from the South eastern College of the Assemblies Utahns Seek Spots In Olympics @During summer 1993, the er athlete, blacked out. The Tribune has learned the athlete is Kirk Smith whoplayed for WSU from 1993- Coffman arranged for a friend to transport Smith to Ogden from Las Vegas, the inquirystates Abegglen is accused of arranging or providing $814.95 to Smith for five correspondence courses at Southeastern College The in- quiry further accuses the head coach of providing $20 to $50 cash to Smith on several occasions to assist him with personal finan cial difficulties — the specific na- the 10,000 during his days at BYU ty Jazz gamesSs. and sees nothing e: traordinary about a routine en unresolved traffic citations, was week each at Abegglen’s and ‘offman’s homes and was provid Abe: n and Coffman also are accused of helping facilitate the athlete's correspondence work at Southeastern College That college, whose students have attended 57 schools under investigation by the NCAA, re fused to release any information concerning its students In October 1991, March 1992 and March 1993, Abegglen ar. ranged for three prospectivestu @From June 1992 to summer Coffman provided locker-room tion for a student whose name was blacked out of the report. The Tribune has confirmedthat stu dent is David Greer, whoearlier told The Tribunehe stayed in the head coach's house for a week Theinquiry statestheathlete also with Utah Jazz star Karl Malone and assistant Jazz coach Phil Johnson, who used to coach at WSU s Malone and Jazz star John Stockton. both of whomau tographedposters for the athlete the inquiry states. Contact with the Jazz wasin ap parent violation of NCAArules which prohibit the use of profes The NCAA asked me when | arranged an interview and auto: graph session(for a WSI recruit with Jazz p I've never done that for any school or any re cruit.” said Johnson, a dues-pay ing member of WSU's booster club @Onat least three occasions during the 1993-94 school year Abegglenloanedhis pickup truck to two student athletes The Trib une has learned that one of the aval es, whose names were ked out in theinquiry. is Ru be n Nembhard who played WSU from 1993 to 1995 at bookedinto jail Mills proceeded to Ogden. obtained $165 from the WSU coaching staff then re turned to Davis County to bail Nembhardout of jail. the inquiry said NCAA rules prohibit schools and coaches from paying for stu- dents’ legal costs @ During an interview with an NCAA investigator in November 1995. Coffman stated he did not know how Gundy paidforhis cor: respondence courses at St ted he had arranged for Gundy to use a credit card number belong- On April 15. 1994. Abegglen drove Nembhard to Salt Lake City to pick up Silas Mills. a high Bob Lyman ly sought-after player who even tually chose Utah State Universi ty. Nembhard drove back to Ogden in Mills’ car, but they were want to admit to committing an NCAA rule violation. the inquiry stopped by police in Davis Coun ing to a relative of assistant coach Coffman said he lied in the first interview because “he did not states In June 1993, Greer was evicted from WSU dormsfor violations of thestudent codeof conduct. After en’s shot put a Clearfield events that will not be contested at the Games. 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Coffman admit home @ Jeremy Williams — a former Roy High standout who attended the University of Oregon — will compete in the decathlon next Friday and Saturday competes Wednesday in the wom en's high jump counter Nembhard. who had a benci wal and other warrants for stayed for a week at Coffman's and former USL Aggie Lance White goes in the men's pole vault Theothers @ Amy Christensen of BYL High grad and former USU stand amd was an NCAA championin sional sports figures in recruiting ed transportation to and from ampus, theinquiry states dent athletes to meet personally 1993, Abegglen and Coffman ar ranged lodging and transporta cS theeviction, he again stayed for a The NCAA has been to her house four times. she said They've gone through every book we have. They told us we wereall cleared up 95 preliminaries on Monday the collegiate record of 27.41 05 apartments. whose name WSU competes next Friday in the wom- @ Continued from C-1 ( Lucy Morelli said she and her husband have housed 92 students coaching staff arranged transpor-. tation, housing at reduced rates and financial assistance to anoth. @ Craig Carter. preliminaries today staff arranged for Smith to reside at the home of WSU boosters Mi chael and Lucy Morelli for a re. duced cost did not have transferable credits. he informed Abegglen that Gundy special financial incentivies or privileges to athletes. The follow Another Cougar, WSU officials. In addition to Abegglen's al leged violations, the basketball p Is Targetof NCAAProbe SPORTS Friday, June 14, 1996 SANDY 9150 $. 300 W. © 566-1500 SALT LAKE 3232 S. 400 Ee |
