Butler Hoops Being Investigated

MeanGreen61 · April 6, 2011

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Butler Hoops Team Under Investigation -

INDIANAPOLIS - Butler's run in the NCAA Men's Basketball National Championship Game may be tarnished after reports surfaced that all 13 players are being given good educations in an effort to help them find good jobs after they leave the school. 'It's important to remember that right now these are only allegations. Allegations we are looking into' said NCAA president James Isch.

If true this would be very disappointing. The NCAA has certain expectations and standards. It is not fair that players at one school be given good educations while athletes at other schools receive basic, remedial instruction worth essentially nothing.' According to documents seized from the school's registrar's office, Butler players have received an education worth $38,616 per year totaling $154,500 over a four year career.

Compare that to player at a school like Kentucky where tuition is set at $4,051, with an actual value far below that. 'We don't want to say too much until these reports are confirmed' said Kentucky head basketball coach John Calipari. "But we're talking about $138,000 difference in education per player and that's even if my players stayed four years or graduated which many of them do not.

Then these Butler players are stepping into good jobs after graduation while my kids, if they don't make the NBA, have absolutely no job prospects or life skills. It is far from a balanced playing field. They are buying the best players by giving them a high priced education."

In addition to the allegations that they were given an expensive education Butler players have been spotted around campus holding books, studying and engaging in interesting conversations. Others have been seen with people who are not tutors.

Butler point guard Ronald Nored, a secondary education major, denied allegations that the Bulldog program is cheating. 'The discourse on this matter is fatuous and inane' he said, implicating the program further.