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LSU basketball coach Matt McMahon discusses potential NCAA sanctions

McMahon gave his thoughts on LSU’s trouble with the NCAA before he arrived.

As LSU was looking for its next basketball coach, there was a question about how the looming NCAA sanctions would affect the search.

Things turned out well with the hiring of [autotag]Matt McMahon[/autotag]. Taking over the job with an empty cupboard, McMahon worked the transfer portal, convinced a couple of guys to return and even picked up a few blue-chip high school recruits.

The initial success of the rebuild has made some LSU fans forget about the potential of severe sanctions being placed on the program, but McMahon recently discussed the situation.

“We’ve got to control what we can control,” McMahon said at a press conference. “Whatever’s happened in the past, I have nothing to do with it. We have nothing to do with it.

“We have nothing to do with what happens NCAA-wise moving forward. So, we don’t ever talk about it.”

McMahon added that he just wanted to focus on the daily process. He’s just focusing on moving the program forward. LSU fired [autotag]Will Wade[/autotag] following the IARP’s report in March that detailed the specific violations.

LSU opens its season in Baton Rouge on Nov. 9 against Kansas City. It begins conference play on Dec. 28 as the Tigers host Arkansas.

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Updating the status of the NCAA investigation into LSU basketball

The program reportedly has no intention of self-imposing penalties in the basketball investigation.

On Thursday, the NCAA announced its findings in its ongoing investigation into the LSU football program and, specifically, the actions of former offensive line coach [autotag]James Cregg[/autotag].

The NCAA found that Cregg had impermissible contact with recruits during the COVID-19 recruiting dead period in 2020, and it levied a three-year show-cause against Cregg and one year of probation against the Tigers.

All in all, the penalties aren’t particularly severe, and all were self-imposed by the university. They include a minuscule $5,000 fine and several minor recruiting limitations. However, this isn’t the only issue the school currently has with the NCAA.

In March, basketball coach [autotag]Will Wade[/autotag] was fired for cause due to the NCAA Notice of Allegations against the basketball program, which accused him of five Level I violations in addition to several other allegations of misconduct. Per Sports Illustrated’s Ross Dellinger, that investigation is still ongoing and will likely carry into next year.

However, when the ruling from the NCAA eventually comes down, you likely won’t see as proactive of a response from LSU the second time around. According to a report from The Athletic’s Brody Miller, the basketball program has no plans to self-impose penalties in cooperation with the NCAA investigation.

We’ll have to wait to see exactly what impacts the ongoing investigation has on the basketball program under new coach [autotag]Matt McMahon[/autotag], but it seems the NCAA decision will carry a lot more weight this time around.

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Report: LSU men’s basketball receives Notice of Allegations from the NCAA

This stems from the federal investigation into corruption within college basketball that has been ongoing since 2017.

After nearly five years in limbo, we may be closer to a resolution regarding the allegations against the Tigers men’s basketball program. According to a report from Sports Illustrated, LSU officials received a Notice of Allegations from the NCAA regarding the infractions case that dates back to 2017.

The Tigers were one of several programs caught up in a wide-reaching federal investigation into corruption within the sport that has already put several executives of the apparel company Adidas behind bars.

Of the six programs with active infractions cases stemming from that investigation, only one — North Carolina State — has seen a resolution to the case from the NCAA’s Independent Accountability Resolution Process (IARP).

The Wolfpack weren’t given a postseason ban, but former coach Mark Gottfried received a one-year show-cause penalty while former assistant Orlando Early got a six-year penalty.

The report from Sports Illustrated outlined how this process could move forward for LSU with the IARP.

LSU now has several weeks to file a response to the charges. The CCU will file its own response and a hearing will be held with a ruling thereafter. Those steps in the laborious process will likely take several months, but the ruling would be final. There is no appeal built into the IARP.

Tigers head coach Will Wade agreed to a contract amendment in 2019 that would allow LSU to fire him for cause if he’s charged by the NCAA with a major violation. Whether that’s a step that would be taken prior to the conclusion of the investigation is unclear.

This news comes on the eve of the SEC Tournament in Tampa, where the Tigers are the No. 5 seed and will look for a strong showing to secure an already mostly airtight March Madness resume. However, it appears they’ll be doing so with the cloud of an NCAA investigation hanging over their heads.

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