Talk about the elephant in the room. The Uconn athletic department sent out a release today commenting on the NCAA’s report of the academic progress rate. 13 of the school’s athletic programs received a perfect score.3 were recognized for top academic performance. 3 earned public recognition awards.
And then the elephant in the room. Way down at the bottom of the press release, reaction to the men’s basketball program falling below the minimum score. Athletic director Jeff Hathaway called the mens failure which will cost the school to scholarships serious and unacceptable.
Jim Calhoun released his own statement independent of Hathaways’.
“We are all disappointed in our academic performance and going forward we are going to attack this in the only way I know how and that is to work as hard as possible to get better every day. Calhoun goes on to say, I do know that over the past year we have made improvements”.
UConn’s 893 score is for the four years from 200-6-07 to 2009-10. If the score falls below 925 for a second year in a row, the program could lose more scholarships and practice time. Three years in a row means no post season play. This is the first time the men’s basketball team did not meet the minimum requirement.
