RALEIGH, N.C. -- NC State has officially received its Notice of Allegations from the NCAA related to the case involving Dennis Smith Jr. The University was tied to the recruitment of Smith and adidas that went through the national FBI case involving multiple teams across college basketball.

The NCAA handed down two Level I violations connected to the recruitment of Smith Jr., which was tied to both former head coach Mark Gottfried and former assistant coach Orlando Early. There were also Level II infractions alleged by the NCAA related to complimentary tickets awarded for NC State home basketball games along with providing Smith with a parking pass for a football game prior to being enrolled.

NC State's Level I infractions related to Early were for the alleged $40,000 payment made to Smith Jr. back in Oct. 2015. As for Gottfried, his were related to “failure to monitor” Early's recruitment of Smith.

Here is the full statement from NC State Athletics:

On July 9, 2019, NC State University received a Notice of Allegations from the NCAA outlining allegations of rule violations related to the men’s basketball program under the direction of former head coach Mark Gottfried during the 2014-2017 timeframe. The notice is attached. NC State has strong and clear compliance policies, and puts extensive effort into annual training and education to ensure coaches and athletes are fully aware of those policies and NCAA rules. All four allegations are tied to former coaches who were well educated about the rules and knew the rules, and if the allegations are true, those coaches chose to break the rules. No current coaches are named or implicated in the allegations. The Notice of Allegations is the expected next step in an NCAA process following the federal government’s inquiry into college basketball. NC State received a verbal Notice of Inquiry from the NCAA in October 2018. NC State has voluntarily and fully cooperated, and will continue to fully cooperate, with the NCAA throughout this process. NC State has 90 days from receipt of the notice to provide a written response, after which the NCAA will set a hearing date. The university is reviewing the allegations and will determine the appropriate next steps and response. “NC State is committed to the highest levels of compliance, honesty and integrity,” said Chancellor Randy Woodson. “As the university carefully reviews the NCAA’s allegations and thoroughly evaluates the evidence in order to determine our response, we are prepared to be accountable where we believe it is appropriate and to vigorously defend this great university and its Athletics program where we feel it is necessary.” Consistent with NCAA rules regarding pending infractions matters, NC State will not have any further comment at this time. The allegations were tied not only to former head coach Mark Gottfried, but also to former assistant coach Orlando Early.

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