What is the “History Behind their Success”?
Duke Basketball
Coach- Mike Krzyzewski
School reputation ACC
 high academic achievement
 Successful basketball program
Top recruiting classes
 Class of 1982- Johnny Dawkins, Mark Alarie, David Henderson, Jay
Bilas and Weldon Williams
 Class of 1997- Shane Battier, Elton Brand, William Avery and Chris
Burgess
 Class of 1999- Jay Williams, Carlos Boozer, Mike Dunleavy Jr. and
Casey Sanders
 Class of 2002- J.J. Redick, Shelden Williams, Shavlik Randolph, Sean
Dockery, Michael Thompson and Lee Melchionni
 Class of 1988- Christian Laettner, Brian Davis, and Crawford Palmer
Award winning athletes (like Heisman Winners)
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Johnny Dawkins Naismith
Danny Ferry Naismith, U.S. Basketball Writers
Christian Laettner AP, Basketball Times
Elton Brand AP, Naismith
Shane Battier AP, Naismith
Jason Williams AP, Naismith
JJ Redick AP, Naismith
Zion Williamson AP, Naismith
Annual success (winning) that adds to that history?.
SMU
The most serious violation was the maintenance of a slush fund used for "under the table"
payments to players and their families to entice them to come to SMU to play.
What were the lasting effects on team’s success? (You must pick a
violation from at least 2017 or earlier so you can show W/L Record after
the violation occurred)
The Mustangs had only one winning season over the next twenty years and failed to make
another bowl game until 2009 and would not return to the national rankings until 2019.
What was their win/loss record for the entire duration the punishment
lasted?
Did it improve or get worse from before the violation occurring?
Did top student athletes still commit to the school/university after the
violation occurred? (5 pts per violation)
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the 1987 season was canceled; only conditioning drills were permitted during the 1987 calendar
year.
All home games in 1988 were canceled. SMU was allowed to play their seven regularly
scheduled away games so that other institutions would not be financially affected.
The team's existing probation was extended until 1990. Its existing ban from bowl games and live
television was extended to 1989.
SMU lost 55 new scholarship positions over 4 years.
SMU was required to ensure that Owen and eight other boosters previously banned from contact
with the program were in fact banned, or else face further punishment.
The team was allowed to hire only five full-time assistant coaches, instead of the typical nine.
No off-campus recruiting was permitted until August 1988, and no paid visits could be made to
campus by potential recruits until the start of the 1988–89 school year.