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NCAA comes down on BYU over Nick Emery benefits, vacates wins, puts BYU on probation

Brigham Young University’s men’s basketball team must vacate wins and will be on probation for two years over trips and other benefits boosters gave to guard Nick Emery, the NCAA announced Friday.

It wasn’t immediately clear how many wins would be eliminated from BYU’s record. The university issued a statement saying it was disappointed in the ruling and arguing the NCAA did not eliminate wins for schools found with similar violations.

The Tribune detailed in October 2017 how Emery, a guard for the Cougars, traveled to amusement parks and concerts with Brandon Tyndall, an executive at the Tyndall family’s travel company, Fun For Less Tours, and a member of the Cougar Club, BYU’s booster organization.