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NCAA penalizes Texas A&M, men's basketball coach Buzz Williams for violations

Texas A&M coach Buzz Williams has been suspended for two games for multiple self-reported NCAA violations, the Division I Committee on Infractions announced Friday.

Per the NCAA's report, the violations include Williams having impermissible contact with a prospect in July 2019. In addition, an assistant coach observed and later provided multiple tryouts with a prospect during an unofficial visit. That assistant also was found to have conducted 24 supervised, off-campus workouts with team members and a recruiting prospect that were prohibited during the COVID-19 pandemic.

"The university, a men's basketball assistant coach, the men's basketball head coach and NCAA enforcement staff agreed that the program violated multiple NCAA recruiting rules," the NCAA report stated.