By AJ Cadman
Daily bruin senior Staff
UCLA men’s basketball head coach Steve Lavin is under
investigation by the Pac-10 Conference for possible secondary
violations involving contact with potential student-athletes.
The university has stated that he met with several high school
prospects and their families July 31 on the UCLA campus. The
players were competing in a summer tournament. NCAA guidelines
prohibit college coaches from having any contact with players
during these tournaments and prior to the Aug. 1 deadline that
signals the end of the summer recruiting dead period.
Sanctions against Lavin could include a reprimand, subjection to
a written test of compliance rules or loss of a day of
recruiting.
“We are looking into the situation,” UCLA sports
information director Marc Dellins said last Wednesday following
public release of the incident. “When we’ve gathered
all the information, we will forward it to the Pac-10.