
                         Roanoke Times
                 Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: WEDNESDAY, November 10, 1993                   TAG: 9311100173
SECTION: SPORTS                    PAGE: B-3   EDITION: METRO 
SOURCE: From Associated Press reports
DATELINE:                                 LENGTH: Short

UNLV GETS 3-YEAR PENALTY

Nevada-Las Vegas effectively closed the Jerry Tarkanian era Tuesday, accepting three years' probation from the NCAA that allows its men's basketball team to compete in postseason play.

In a settlement of allegations dating to Tarkanian's 1986 recruitment of former New York City high school star Lloyd Daniels, UNLV agreed to sanctions on television appearances and scheduling. But the school kept its chance to play in the NCAA Tournament.

UNLV admitted to 26 unspecified violations in the agreement, which the NCAA said revolved around inducements and benefits to recruits and current UNLV athletes. Neither side released specific violations because of an ongoing court dispute involving Nevada's due-process law.

Under the terms of the settlement, UNLV will:

Reduce by two its number of basketball scholarships in the next two years.

Not be able to schedule any home games except against Big West Conference opponents in the 1994-95 season.

Be prohibited from televising nonconference regular-season road games for the next two seasons.

Be barred from using any exceptions to NCAA limits on the number of basketball games for preseason tournaments and foreign tours.

Reduce the number of paid visits by recruits to the campus from 15 to 10 in the next two years.

by CNB