The National Collegiate Athletic Association has placed Southeast Missouri State University on two years’ probation for running afoul of the NCAA’s rules on recruiting and on transfer athletes.

In addition to the NCAA’s penalty, the university imposed several strict sanctions on its own programs, including a reduction in women’s basketball scholarships, a cut in recruiting days for both the men’s and women’s programs, and a forfeiture of the wins during two seasons in which ineligible women’s basketball players competed.

According to a report released this afternoon by the NCAA’s Division I Committee on Infractions, a former coach of the university’s women’s basketball program allowed six prospective athletes to live free in a house near the campus for varying amounts of time during four summers, even though none was enrolled at Southeast Missouri State. During that time, the prospective athletes received free meals and transportation and participated in summer workouts with the university’s athletics staff.

The report also details violations in the university’s men’s basketball program. Three athletes who had transferred to the university from other colleges traveled with the men’s team and received travel expenses even though they were not eligible to compete, the report says.

No one could be reached at the university to explain whether the NCAA penalties would be appealed. —Libby Sander