The NCAA issued sanctions for the University of Hawaii's men's basketball team due to ethical infractions its former head coach committed during his tenure.
Announced in a news release Tuesday, the sanctions include a three-year probation period for the Hawaii Rainbow Warriors, a reduction of two scholarships over the next two years, and a postseason ban next year.
The NCAA issued a Notice of Allegations in May. In one instance, Arnold reportedly learned one of his players was using a car provided by a booster and did not reprimand the player or alert the school.
Had Arnold reported the situation to compliance so it could have conducted an appropriate investigation of the University's relationship with the person in question, he would have confirmed that this individual was, in fact, a booster under NCAA legislation," UH stated in its NOA response. "Because Arnold and other coaches who were aware of the situation failed to report the matter to compliance, a student-athlete competed while ineligible for two seasons when the violation and the student-athlete's resulting ineligibility easily could have been resolved in the fall of 2012."
The NCAA determined Arnold failed to promote compliance in his program and vacated 36 wins in which players should have been ineligible participated. Arnold also has a three-year show-cause period, meaning he can be subject to discipline if he takes a college basketball coaching job by Dec. 2018.
