SOURCES: U of L IMPOSING POSTSEASON HOOPS BAN
The University of Louisville plans to announce on Friday a self-imposed postseason ban on its men's basketball team for the 2015-16 campaign, multiple sources told The Courier-Journal.
The school informed the team's players in a meeting early Friday afternoon, a source close to the program said, and will hold a press conference at 1:30 p.m. to announce the decision.
(Watch the 1:30 p.m. press conference live here)
The coaches told the players they only had nine games left, another source said, which is the remainder of the regular season.
The decision comes as the NCAA continues to investigate a woman's claims that she and other escorts were paid thousands of dollars and given game tickets in exchange for dancing for and having sex with U of L basketball players and recruits from 2010-14.
It is a significant blow to coach Rick Pitino and his current team, which has an 18-4 record and is in second place in the competitive Atlantic Coast Conference.
Louisville, ranked 19th in the latest AP poll, had high hopes for deep runs in the ACC and NCAA tournaments, and has a team built around two graduate transfers, Damion Lee and Trey Lewis, who came to U of L to play their final college season and pursue their first NCAA tournament bid.
The University of Louisville plans to announce on Friday a self-imposed postseason ban on its men's basketball team for the 2015-16 campaign, multiple sources told The Courier-Journal.
The school informed the team's players in a meeting early Friday afternoon, a source close to the program said, and will hold a press conference at 1:30 p.m. to announce the decision.
(Watch the 1:30 p.m. press conference live here)
The coaches told the players they only had nine games left, another source said, which is the remainder of the regular season.
The decision comes as the NCAA continues to investigate a woman's claims that she and other escorts were paid thousands of dollars and given game tickets in exchange for dancing for and having sex with U of L basketball players and recruits from 2010-14.
It is a significant blow to coach Rick Pitino and his current team, which has an 18-4 record and is in second place in the competitive Atlantic Coast Conference.
Louisville, ranked 19th in the latest AP poll, had high hopes for deep runs in the ACC and NCAA tournaments, and has a team built around two graduate transfers, Damion Lee and Trey Lewis, who came to U of L to play their final college season and pursue their first NCAA tournament bid.