The NCAA came down on one of its most prominent school and coaches on Friday.
Syracuse University and Jim Boeheim have long been synonymous with big-time college basketball - network TV NCAA Tournament appearances, national exposure and big money. But now, they are the subjects of sanctions by the NCAA.
The NCAA suspended Boeheim for nine games, took away 12 scholarships from Syracuse and ordered that 108 wins be vacated from the school's record.
The sanctions stem from a long investigation by the NCAA, which accuses Syracuse of ignoring what it calls the most fundamental core values of the NCAA.
Syracuse is charged with academic, drug and other violations, and additionally, the NCAA says Boeheim did not promote an atmosphere of compliance and failed to monitor the activities of those who reported to him on academics and boosters.
Syracuse self-reported the potential violations back in 2007 to the NCAA. The ineligible players played during the season 2004-2007 and 2010-2012.
The sanction will not affect Syracuse’s 2003 national championship.
Syracuse will go on probation for the next five years. The basketball team will lose three scholarships for the next four years.
Syracuse already announced that it would not participate in any post-season tournaments this year, including the ACC tournament.
Boeheim will sit out the first nine ACC games next season.
Prior to the sanctions, he only needed 34 more wins to join Duke's Mike Krzyzewski as the only coaches with one thousand wins.
The loss of 108 wins drops him to sixth on the all-time list.