USC BASKETBALL COMES UP SHORT COLLEGES: TROJANS PLAYED WITHOUT TWO SCHOLARSHIPS IN 2007-08 BECAUSE OF FAILURE TO MEET NCAA ACADEMIC REQUIREMENTS.(Sports)

From: Daily News (Los Angeles, CA) | Date: May 7, 2008 | Copyright information

Byline: Scott Wolf

Staff Writer

USC played this past basketball season without two scholarships after being forced to take an NCAA-mandated reduction because three players did not graduate last year, according to figures released Tuesday.

Many schools that failed to meet the minimum Academic Progress Rate score will be penalized scholarships for next season, but USC coach Tim Floyd elected for an immediate reduction last fall.

"We took ...

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