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| Arizona Hoops Forced To Vacate 18 2007-2008 Wins |
Paul Dee, chair of the NCAA's infractions committee, explained the decision: "You take very seriously the sanctions the institution self-imposes, then you weigh that against the gravity of the case and you make a decision whether additional penalties should be imposed. We were pleased that they self-imposed what they did, but we went further." Former coach Lute Olson was 75 at the time of the infraction, and citing his health issues the NCAA declined to sanction him personally: "The committee determined that the coach had retired and any punishment in that regard would be inappropriate. I cannot say his [health] did not come into play. When someone is ill you take that into consideration.” The University will not appeal the ruling according to athletic director Greg Byrne: "We're satisfied that the process has reached a conclusion. We have cooperated throughout and respect the findings of the committee. Now it's time for us to move forward with a focus on maintaining the highest standards of integrity within our entire athletics program." Current coach Sean Miller is also happy to get some closure: "I know that our university and athletic department went to great lengths to demonstrate institutional integrity in handling this matter, which includes our self-imposed sanctions. We are all looking forward to a bright future as we continue to develop and build our basketball program with integrity at the forefront of everything we strive to accomplish." Prior to his retirement, Olson took responsibility for the situation: "I think that was my fault. That wasn't anyone else's fault. It was my error and it was a big error. But I guess in 26 years you are allowed to make a mistake once in a while anyway and that's not to say I haven't made a lot of them but in terms of that, that was a big mistake on my part." The NCAA also reduced the number of official visits by recruits to six each over the next two years and cut an additional 10 recruiting days for coaches for 2010-11. 
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Earlier this year, the University of Arizona announced a number of ‘self sanctions’ related to NCAA violations committed by Hall of Fame basketball coach Lute Olson. Late in the week, the NCAA added their own punishment to that resulting in Arizona having to vacate 18 wins from the 2007-2008 basketball season. In addition the school has been placed on two years’ probation starting from last Tuesday instead of February when the ‘self sanctions’ were announced.
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