A chronology of events surrounding the UK basketball program and the NCAA investigation that occurred in 1988-89:  APRIL 14, 1988: The Los Angeles Daily News reports that a package sent to the father of UK recruit Chris Mills was found unsealed at an Emery Worldwide Air Freight terminal in Los Angeles on March 31, and that workers said $1,000 was discovered inside. The package, which was being sent to Claud Mills, lists UK assistant coach Dwane Casey as the sender. All parties say they have no knowledge of the money. Later that day, UK President David Roselle says UK has retained an outside attorney. APRIL 17: Casey's attorney, Joe Bill Campbell, says he might sue UK if it does not deal fairly with Casey. APRIL 28: The NCAA officially notifies UK that it is investigating the Emery package. JULY 8: Casey sues Emery, five employees, Emery's security company and the head of the security company for $6.9 million. JULY 25: UK is informed it has been formally charged with violating NCAA rules in the Emery incident. JULY 27: A Lafayette High School counselor says an NCAA investigator has been asking about a college entrance exam that UK player Eric Manuel took at the school in June of 1987. AUG. 1: The father of California high school star Sean Higgins says his son has told the NCAA that UK offered him improper inducement to enroll. AUG. 2: The Herald-Leader reports that the NCAA has been looking into a trip to Lexington that a Columbus, Ohio, talent scout took with a highly regarded UK prospect. SEPT. 8: Manuel denies cheating. SEPT. 30: Eddie Sutton accepts "a big part" of the responsibility for whatever the investigation uncovers. OCT. 5: The Herald-Leader reports that Manuel scored a 23 on the ACT. The score represents the equivalent of at least a nine-point increase for Manuel. OCT. 9: UK trustees receive an update on the internal investigation, then vote unanimously to support Roselle's handling of it. OCT. 11: Manuel volunteers to sit out UK practices and games until questions about his ACT score are answered. OCT. 15: UK announces the NCAA has filed additional allegations against it. OCT. 20: Sports Illustrated quotes Sutton as saying he thinks another school plotted to tamper with the Emery package. Sutton later says he was misquoted. NOV. 15: Hagan resigns as UK athletics director. DEC. 12: Forced by a court order, UK releases the full text of 13 NCAA allegations, but the University declines to make four others public. DEC. 22: UK releases the full text of three more allegations. DEC. 23: UK releases parts of the remaining allegation. It says that ACT answer sheets showed Manuel and another student had identical answers on 211 of 219 responses. JAN. 24, 1989: UK trustees overrule Roselle and insist he brief them before filing UK's response to the NCAA charges. Vanderbilt basketball coach C.M. Newton is named UK athletics director. JAN. 26: Manuel sues UK, seeking to block release of his academic record without his consent. JAN. 28: State Supreme Court rules that UK trustees can meet in secret to discuss UK's response to the NCAA. The trustees decide later in the day not to discuss the response. FEB. 5: The trustees meet and say they are satisfied with UK's response. MARCH 2: Gov. Wallace Wilkinson urges that the text of the response be made public. The trustees later decide not to make it public. MARCH 18: Sutton says on national television that he will not resign. MARCH 19: Sutton resigns. MARCH 20: Assistant coach Dwane Casey resigns from his job at UK. MARCH 30: Assistant coach James Dickey resigns, completing the removal of Sutton's coaching staff. APRIL 22: NCAA Committee on Infractions hears evidence against UK. MAY 19: UK announces the findings of the NCAA investigation. [ KENTUCKY KERNEL ] Comments or questions about KyKernel.com: andreas@gson.com ©1998 Kernel Press, Inc. All Rights Reserved -- Contact Information |
