Posted at 10:44 a.m., Wednesday, May 2, 2007
Five San Jose St. teams penalized by NCAA
Advertiser Staff
San Jose State had five teams penalized by the NCAA for dropping below the Academic Progress Rate, the highest number among Western Athletic Conference teams.The football team lost seven scholarships, the worst football penalty in the country, according to the NCAA. The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga lost 6.3 scholarships.
The Spartans are coached by former University of Hawaii coach, Dick Tomey.
In addition to the football team, San Jose State's baseball, men's soccer, women's basketball and cross country teams were also penalized.
UNLV, a Mountain West Conference team that will play the University of Hawaii in football in 2007, lost three scholarships.
WAC teams penalized by NCAA with loss of scholarships for failing to meet academic targets:
School Teams Scholarships lost
Fresno State Baseball 1.17
Fresno State Men's Basketball, N/A
Hawaii Football, 1.0
Louisiana Tech Baseball, .05
Louisiana Tech Men's Basketball, 1.0
New Mexico State Baseball, N/A
San Jose State Football, 7.0
San Jose State Baseball, 0.32
San Jose State Men's Soccer, 0.99
San Jose State Women's Basketball, 2.0
San Jose State Cross Country, N/A
Sacramento St.* Baseball 0.38
* WAC associate member in baseball
