Weber State Letter Not Released

Weber State president Paul Thompson has refused to release a letter of notification from the NCAA advising the Ogden, Utah, school its men’s basketball program is being investigated.

In a copyright story published in the Standard-Examiner reported Thompson had “determined it would be detrimental to the university’s ongoing investigation to release these documents at the present time.”

The newspaper quotes sources as saying the letter contained allegations that former players were given financial help of varying kinds from coaches and Weber boosters.

Sunday Adebayo, declared ineligible to play at Arkansas midway through the season, has decided to make himself eligible for the NBA draft. The 6-foot-6 Adebayo can’t play at Arkansas because his junior college grades weren’t properly certified. He can, however, transfer to any other non-SEC school.

Adebayo doesn’t plan to sign with an agent.

The NCAA will conduct a preliminary investigation into rules violations in the UCLA softball program, the university announced. UCLA reported to the Pac-10 that, during the 1993-94 and 1994-95 school years, the university awarded more scholarships than allowed by NCAA rules.

Ohio State freshmen basketball players Jami Bosley and Scott Gradney were suspended indefinitely from the team, pending the outcome of a university police investigation. Ohio State refused to comment further, but broadcast reports said the players were under investigation for allegedly breaking into cars on campus.

Two Central Michigan University basketball players were asked by coaches to bail out a teammate facing a domestic violence charge, a possible NCAA violation, the Detroit News reported.

Chippewas junior Chad Guelda and team captain Mike Walker said they complied with the request from assistant coaches to bail out sophomore guard Thomas Kilgore last season.