Andrew Wolfson, and Jeff Greer

The Courier-Journal

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After a yearlong investigation, the NCAA this week is expected to provide the University of Louisville with a notice of allegations of violations in its men’s basketball program and the university is expected to make them public Thursday, according to sources familiar with the probe.

A notice of allegations outlines the rules that the institution is alleged to have broken and describes the facts of the case. Louisville's notice will set out findings from the NCAA's investigation of self-proclaimed escort Katina Powell's claims that former U of L staffer Andre McGee paid her and other escorts thousands of dollars and gave them game tickets from 2010-14 in exchange for them providing sex with and dancing for recruits and players.

The university acknowledged in February that it was "reasonable to conclude" violations occurred, which prompted then-President James Ramsey to self-impose a postseason ban. U of L later announced additional voluntary penalties, including restrictions on recruiting and campus visits for prospects as well as a reduction of four basketball scholarships over two years.

John Karman, a university spokesman, declined to comment on when the allegations are expected or will be announced, and Larry Benz, chairman of the board of trustees, said he didn’t know that either was set for this week. Larry Wilder, one of Powell’s lawyers, said he had heard the university might receive the allegations this week.

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The report will not include proposed penalties but could signal the severity of the sanctions that the NCAA might prescribe. Penalties could include an additional postseason ban or forfeiting victories that might include the 2013 national championship. The latter could be imposed if players on that squad received improper benefits.

U of L coach Rick Pitino said last week that he is confident the university's self-imposed punishments, suggested by compliance consultant Chuck Smrt, would be enough to satisfy the NCAA and avoid any further sanctions.

The report also is likely to disclose whether the NCAA was able to determine whether Pitino knew in advance or was unaware of the allegations in Powell’s book, "Breaking Cardinal Rules: Basketball and the Escort Queen." He has adamantly denied knowing about them before the book was published.

Once the university receives the NCAA's notice of allegations, the school has up to 90 days to respond and dispute any of the NCAA's findings. From there, the NCAA has another 60 days to review the institution's response.

The case will then go before the NCAA's committee on infractions, a group composed of college and conference administrators and members of the public with legal experience. The committee holds a hearing similar to a court case, in which both sides – the NCAA's enforcement staff and the institution – present their arguments.

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The committee on infractions is tasked with determining what the NCAA calls "the facts of the case" and prescribing punishments.

The hearing in U of L's case likely won't come until the spring or summer of 2017, and further appeals are possible.

In a separate investigation, the U of L police department has been exploring whether Powell may have violated laws prohibiting human trafficking or complicity to rape in allegedly providing two underage daughters as prostitutes. Powell wrote in her book “Breaking Cardinal Rules” that her two younger daughters were 15 and 17 at the time of some of the events.

Assistant Commonwealth’s Attorney Jeff Cooke, the office's spokesman, said last fall that McGee, the team’s former director of operations, whom Powell says paid her, also could potentially be prosecuted as an accomplice. Some of the recruits to whom prostitutes allegedly were provided also were underage.

Reporter Andrew Wolfson can be reached at (502) 582-7189 or awolfson@courier-journal.com. Reporter Jeff Greer can be reached at (502) 582-4044 or jgreer@courier-journal.com.