A worst-case scenario punishment for Oklahoma State’s basketball program has become reality.
The NCAA’s Committee on Infractions announced Friday that after an investigation into misdeeds committed by former OSU assistant coach Lamont Evans, who was ensnared in the FBI’s college basketball corruption investigation, it has levied a one-year postseason ban on the program to be served in the 2020-21 season.
Evans was accused of steering players to certain financial advisors in exchange for monetary kickbacks. He served time at a federal prison, and his actions also triggered a Level I violation for unethical conduct in the NCAA rulebook — the most harsh violation.