SMU Banned From Postseason, Larry Brown Suspended For Nine Games

The SMU basketball program you will be banned from the 2016 postseason and head coach Larry Brown will be suspended for nine games after the NCAA sanctioned the Mustangs for multiple violations, including academic fraud and unethical conduct. Per ESPN:

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The penalties were revealed Tuesday, more than eight months after the school acknowledged an NCAA investigation.

The basketball team also will lose nine scholarships over the next three years, although it was two below the limit this past season, so they can count those toward the nine. It also was placed on three years' probation.

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You can read more about the sanctions here.