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North Carolina Basketball: New Violations Could Delay NCAA Sanctions on North Carolina Hoop

By James Fitzgerald

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There was always a good possibility that the NCAA was not going to hit North Carolina Basketball with any sanctions that would be imposed before the Tar Heels took the court for the 2015-16 season that would hinder their National Championship aspirations.

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However, the latest occurrence involving North Carolina’s athletic program makes it a lock that sanctions will not be imposed by the NCAA until well after the college hoop season is over.

According to cbssports.com’s Gary Parrish, the University of North Carolina has uncovered more infractions involving their women’s basketball team and their men’s soccer team.

UNC was already caught up in scandal with the NCAA because of the allegations of academic fraud and lack of institutional control that came out previously.

The latest discovery of infractions by UNC athletic director Bubba Cunningham means that the UNC will have to go through an additional NCAA review to determine if the new allegations call for amending the previous notice of allegations.

This additional review could take up to 60 days to complete to determine if the notice needs to be amended and resubmitted.

After that, North Carolina will have 90 days from the day of submission to respond to the allegations.

The process will basically guarantee that nothing will happen to the North Carolina Athletic Program until well after the basketball season is complete.

Why is this important for Roy Williams and his squad?

Because the Tar Heels have a really good chance at chasing the National Championship this season and could possibly be ranked No. 1 going into the 2015-16 season.

UNC is going to have an experienced squad coming to the floor led by point guard Marcus Paige who could be a National Player of the Year candidate this year.

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North Carolina Tar Heels

Also, the Tar Heels’ frontcourt is going to be one of the best in the nation with Brice Johnson and Kennedy Meeks, who are both probable first round draft picks for the 2016 NBA Draft.

In the end, with the upcoming review of the new allegations coming up, there should not be any actions taken against the North Carolina program until April or May.

This means that the football team should not have any issues when it comes to National Signing Day and that Roy Williams and his kids should be able to make their run at the Final Four.

After the hammer comes down on these issues, things will be a little different at Chapel Hill. So 2015-16 is the time for North Carolina athletics to make the most of their seasons.

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