CARDINALS

What others' sanctions could mean for U of L

Andrew Wolfson, @adwolfson

What do previous sanctions on men’s basketball programs suggest lie in store for the University of Louisville?

Is it likely to be banned from another postseason? Will it have to forfeit wins – perhaps even the 2013 national champion? And is its head coach Rick Pitino likely to be suspended?

The Courier-Journal looked at sanctions of 10 programs since 2010 and found some good news and some bad news for Louisville.

►Only one school was banned from postseason play for more than one season – Southern Miss, and it imposed that ban on itself. As Louisville did last winter, two schools, Missouri and Syracuse, self-imposed a one-year postseason ban, while the NCAA imposed single year postseason bans on SMU, Hawaii and Central Florida.

►Five schools were forced to vacate wins: Syracuse (101 games), Central Florida (52), Missouri (23) Arizona (19) and Southern Miss (62). All were found to have players who received impermissible benefits, making them ineligible.

► Head coaches were suspended at five schools – Syracuse (9 games), SMU (9) Saint Mary’s, (5), Miami (5) and Central Florida (3).

►Head coaches at three schools received show-cause orders that in effect banned them from coaching – Southern Miss (Donnie Tyndall, 10 years), Hawaii, Manoa (Gib Arnold, 3) and Tennessee (Bruce Pearl, 3).

►Eleven times since 1961 Final Four appearances were vacated, including two in which current Kentucky coach John Calipari was at the helm. But the ultimate winner has never had the championship taken away.

► READ MORE: What led to other vacated Final Fours?

Andrew Wolfson can be reached at (502) 582-7189 or awolfson@courier-journal.com.