Tech basketball receives punishment by NCAA

Photo by Casey Gomez Student PublicationsTech basketball received backbreaking news last week as the NCAA announced a series of sanctions against the program for violations of NCAA policy from the past two years. The sanctions included a post-season ban for the upcoming 2019-2020 season, a reduction in scholarships and probation for the program for the next five years.

The infractions stem from two incidents from 2017. In one incident, a highly-touted recruit under the supervision of assistant coach Darryl LaBarrie, Wendell Carter Jr., was given $300 for use at a strip club by a booster of the program, later revealed to be former Tech basketball standout Jarrett Jack, violating NCAA…