Oct. 20, 2003
LAS VEGAS -
The UNLV Athletics Department has completed the investigation concerning the unauthorized use of a telephone personal identification number code. As a result, an additional six student-athletes that participate in winter and spring sports will serve contest suspensions and will be required to make full restitution in accordance with both NCAA and UNLV rules.
Combined, the six student-athletes incurred a total cost of $3118.08 in phone charges.
According to NCAA rules, if an extra benefit exceeds $100.00, each student-athlete will be required to make full restitution for all incurred charges and will be withheld from a percentage of competitions depending on the value of the extra benefit. In this regard, six student-athletes from the following teams fall under this category: one from women's basketball, two from men's basketball, two from women's swimming and diving, and one from softball. In addition, as reported earlier, one student-athlete from the baseball team and one student-athlete from the softball team have already been withheld from contests last spring.
In accordance with NCAA reinstatement policies, of the six student-athletes involved, two will be withheld from 30 percent of their team's contests, two will be withheld from 20 percent and two will be withheld from 10 percent.
Overall, a total of 21 student-athletes and one member of the dance team were involved with the unauthorized use of a telephone personal identification number code. The total cost incurred was $5,617.59.
In addition to corrective measures, UNLV's director of athletics Mike Hamrick has implemented significant and meaningful corrective measures including the elimination of PINs for athletic department staff and staff reprimand or termination for those failing to comply with written policies.
UNLV will now submit all of its findings in a final report to the NCAA.
The names of the involved student-athletes are protected under FERPA (the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act), also known as the Buckley Amendment, and therefore cannot be released.
