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Jacob Unruh STILLWATER — Oklahoma State’s men’s basketball team was banned from the 2021 postseason after a former coach accepted bribes to influence student athletes, the NCAA announced Friday morning.The ruling stems from an FBI probe that found former Cowboys assistant Lamont Evans was found to have accepted bribes to link players with bribe-paying managers and financial advisers from April 2016 through September 2017.The investigation did not include other current OSU coaches or players.“The conduct at issue in this case was related to a broader scheme that involved money and influence at the intersection of college and professional basketball,” the NCAA committee said in a release. “The scheme resulted in the arrest and prosecution of multiple individuals — including college basketball coaches — on conspiracy and bribery charges, and it led to significant NCAA reforms.”Other NCAA penalties:*Three years of probation*Reduction of three scholarships through 2022-23 academic years.*$10,000 fine, plus 1 percent of the men’s basketball program budget (self-imposed by the university)*A reduction of official visits to 25 during the rolling two-year period and the 18 during the 2019-20/2020-21 rolling two-year period.* a prohibition of unofficial visits for two weeks during the fall of 2020 and two weeks during the fall of 2021 (self-imposed). The university also must prohibit unofficial visits for three additional weeks during the fall of 2020, 2021 and/or 2022.*A prohibition of telephone recruiting for a one-week period during the upcoming academic year (self-imposed). The university must also prohibit telephone recruiting for six additional weeks during the probation period.*Reduction of recruiting person days by 12 during the 2019-20 academic year. (Self-imposed). University must also reduce the number of those days by five in the upcoming academic year.*A 10-year show-cause order for Evans.*Staff cannot participate in in off-campus evaluations for three straight days during the summer evaluation periods this summer. (Self-imposed)

Jacob Unruh STILLWATER — Oklahoma State’s men’s basketball team was banned from the 2021 postseason after a former coach accepted bribes to influence student athletes, the NCAA announced Friday morning.The ruling stems from an FBI probe that found former Cowboys assistant Lamont Evans was found to have accepted bribes to link players with bribe-paying managers and financial advisers from April 2016 through September 2017.The investigation did not include other current OSU coaches or players.“The conduct at issue in this case was related to a broader scheme that involved money and influence...

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