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Syracuse has reason to give Thanks.
On the eve of the holiday, the school announced that it had won some minor gains from the NCAA Infractions Appeals Committee.
The basketball program will gain back four scholarships over the next four years, not an insignificant gain over the initial penalty imposed on March 6, 2015.
“The Infractions Appeals Committee ruled that the University will gain back one men’s basketball scholarship per year over the next four years,” the school announced. “This will result in a total reduction of 8 scholarships over 4 years (2 per year from 2015-16 through 2018-19), rather than 12.”
Syracuse also announced that it “won a significant victory by achieving a $1.23 million reduction in the financial penalty previously imposed.”
The NCAA has yet to rule on Syracuse coach Jim Boeheim’s individual appeal of his nine-game suspension for ACC games. That is slated to begin Dec. 30 at Pittsburgh.
Syracuse also said it was unsuccessful in appealing any of the school’s vacated wins. The Syracuse Post-Standard reported that number stands at 101 victories.
