The NCAA has determined that Syracuse University athletic officials did not do enough to curb an array of violations dating back a decade.
According to ESPN, the NCAA announced its sanctions against the Syracuse men's basketball and football teams Friday. Chiefly among them will be the suspension of Syracuse Orange head men's basketball coach Jim Boeheim for the first nine ACC games of next season.
The NCAA also upheld the men's basketball team's self-imposed postseason ban, eliminating them from the ACC and NCAA Tournaments.
"Syracuse discovered and self-reported 10 violations in this case, which primarily involved men's basketball but also football. The self-reported violations, dating back to 2001, include academic misconduct, extra benefits, the failure to follow its drug testing policy and impermissible booster activity," the NCAA said in a news release. "The other violations found included impermissible academic assistance and services, the head basketball coach's failure to promote an atmosphere of compliance and monitor his staff, and the school's lack of control over its athletics program."
The NCAA will also vacate wins from any game in which an ineligible player saw the court during the Syracuse men's basketball team in the 2004-05, 2005-06, 2006-07, 2010-11 and 2011-12 seasons. The same goes for the football team during the 2004, 2005 and 2006 seasons.
Syracuse Chancellor Kent Syverud released a statement regretting "significant violations" while also openly opposing the NCAA's report. Syverud also noted the investigation could well have been the longest in the NCAA's history.
"Syracuse University did not and does not agree with all the conclusions reached by the NCAA, including some of the findings and penalties included in today's report," he said. "However, we take the report and the issues it identifies very seriously, particularly those that involve academic integrity and the overall well-being of student-athletes."
The full list of penalties and actions recommended to Syracuse University are available at the end of the NCAA's release on the matter.