Major violations found at Missouri; penalties imposed

ByABC News
January 13, 2016, 3:59 PM

— -- The Missouri men's basketball team must vacate all 23 wins from the 2013-14 season as a result of a 19-month investigation by the university and the NCAA into the program and former coach Frank Haith.

Among the other sanctions levied against the program by the university: a one-year postseason ban, one scholarship loss in 2015-16 and another no later than the 2017-18 season, and a $5,000 fine to be paid to the NCAA.

"We are obviously very disappointed that the actions of a few individuals have put our program in this situation," current men's basketball coach Kim Anderson said in a statement. "However, I am appreciative to (athletic director) Mack Rhoades and our staff for their guidance and support throughout this process. I hurt for our kids more than anything and for our only senior Ryan Rosburg in particular, but I am confident we will overcome this and be stronger as a team and as a staff because of it. We are committed to representing this great university and state with honor and integrity and that's what we are going to do."

According to a release by the school, infractions occurred within the program as far back as 2011. Two major violations involved donors who provided impermissible benefits to two student-athletes and some of their family members, the investigation found. 

Haith was 76-28 at Missouri (2011 to 2014) before leaving the school for the top job at Tulsa in April 2014, where he is still the coach. While at Missouri, he was suspended for the first five games of the 2013-14 season by the NCAA after it was found that he inadequately monitored his former assistants' interactions with disgraced Miami booster Nevin Shapiro and then tried to cover up a five-figure hush money payment to keep potential violations hidden.

Information from The Associated Press was used in this report.