An independent panel has placed Louisville basketball on two years probation and fined the program $5,000, but spared the school -- and former coaches Rick Pitino and Chris Mack -- major penalties from NCAA allegations leveled in the aftermath of a federal investigation of corruption in college basketball.
The Independent Resolution Panel (IRP) announced Thursday that Louisville avoided a postseason ban and other significant sanctions in the infractions case that began with the FBI's 2017 investigation into corruption around college basketball and the school's relationship with former star recruit Brian Bowen Jr.
Louisville was also with a two-week ban on unofficial visits and a public reprimand and censure.