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Former Blue Devil Henry Coleman’s New Coach Is In Trouble With The NCAA

Meanwhile, in Baton Rouge, Will Wade is laughing hysterically.

By JD King
Syndication: The Tennessean
 Texas A&M head coach Buzz Williams works with his team against Vanderbilt during the first half of the SEC Men’s Basketball Tournament game at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tenn., Wednesday, March 10, 2021.
Andrew Nelles / Tennessean.com via Imagn Content Services, LLC

Former Virginia Tech coach Buzz Williams, now at Texas A&M, is in trouble with the NCAA.

According to Texasags.com, the NCAA hit Williams for impermissible contact with a prospect by the head coach and his assistant, impermissible workouts involving the assistant coach and excessive non-coaching staff instructing on the court.

The NCAA lists the penalties thusly, again according to Texasag.com:

  • Two years of probation
  • A $5,000 fine.
  • A reduction in men’s basketball official visits for the 2021-22 academic year by five.
  • A suspension of unofficial visits during the first three Southeastern Conference men’s basketball games during the 2021-22 academic year.
  • A reduction in men’s basketball recruiting days by 5% (7 days out of 130) during the 2021-22 academic year.
  • A two-game suspension (during the regular season) for the head coach at Texas A&M or any school that employs him.
  • A suspension of the assistant coach, self-imposed by the university, June 2020 through the end of the 2020-21 basketball season. During that suspension, the program operated with one fewer assistant coach than allowed under NCAA rules.

A&M of course is where former Blue Devil Henry Coleman has transferred to so he’ll affected by this.

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