Ruling adds to 'bad boy' stigma of junior colleges. (rules violations by New Mexico State University)(College Basketball Report)(Column) From: The Sporting News | Date: July 29, 1996| Author: | COPYRIGHT 1996 Sporting News Publishing Co. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

Junior college basketball coaches are in an uproar over a ruling that restricts New Mexico State from recruiting their players. The coaches feel that the ruling gives further credence to the stigma of junior college players as being unsavory individuals.

Ron Black and Verdes Sails coach basketball at junior colleges, and still they're smart enough to know when they're being insulted.

In adjudicating the rules violations case against New Mexico State, which included charges of academic fraud, the NCAA Committee on Infractions placed the Aggies on a three-year probation - including a ...