| Show to investigate basketball program By Dan Metcalf Horizon Managing Editor The National Junior College Athletic Association has im imposed posed sanctions sanctions' against basketball program for forthe forthe forthe the alleged use of ineligible players on the basketball team The has also required required required re re- re- re that forfeit five of their victories won last December while playing in inthe inthe inthe the Los Angeles Valley Basketball Basketball Basketball Basket Basket- ball Tournament The games were forfeited for use of John Staggers during the tournament Staggers Staggers Staggers Stag Stag- gers a former guard is already under sion for cheating on his GED test The is also investigating investigating ing allegations that include a aS S 1000 loan given to an foreign student the use of the schools school's telephone credit card and the questioned eligibility of a former shirt red-shirt player Matt Barnes Judd Morgan vice-president vice of Student Services explained that the alleged S 1000 loan was not a loan but was the remainder of an airline ticket paid by to be paid by a foreign student player later The player is subject to billing by Concerning the eligibility of Barnes Morgan stated It was a clerical error He was supposed to be on the shirt red-shirt list during his first year a at and his name somehow got on the eligible list for three years straight As Asto Asto Asto to the other allegations Morgan Morgan Morgan Mor Mor- gan declined comment Horizon has also learned that officials will arrive arrive arrive ar ar- ar- ar rive on on campus during the week of Jan 27 23 and will conduct their investigations accordingly When Horizon reached Wayne Baker the eligibility administrator for forthe forthe forthe the he declined comment comment comment com com- ment on any of the allegations allega allega- The opening of these investigations comes a week after the resignations of both Ron Gerber acting athletic athletic athletic ath ath- ath- ath letic director and Dave Osborn Osborn Osborn Os- Os born former head basketball coach at Horizon was unable to reach neither Gerber Gerber Gerber Ger Ger- ber or r Osborn before press time As to the future of basketball program Morgan stated In spite of these difficulties difficulties difficulties dif dif- dif dif- and the investigation investigation investigation in in- we are looking for positive results Morgan also added I am confident that the will help our program in counseling and as as- knowing that they want a quality program at as much as we do Morgan also confirmed that job descriptions have been made and search committees have been formed to select a anew anew anew new athletic director and coach Concerning the investigations Morgan stated We hope that these proceedings can be dealt with quickly in order to recruit quality players for next year Morgan also said I want to reaffirm that we will do everything everything everything every every- thing possible to continue support of the basketball program at |
