ATLANTA- Prior to tipoff of Georgia Tech's exhibition game against Faulkner University the school announced they are temporarily shutting down star guard Josh Okogie and senior guard Tadric Jackson both starters due to self-reported NCAA infractions. Neither player will be eligible to play until a NCAA investigation in complete and there is a ruling on their status.

Both players are being withheld from competition until the NCAA weighs in on how long they have to miss for the self-reported violations that included receiving meals, apparel and transportation in exceeding $100. The school had hoped to have the investigation complete and a ruling prior to the start of exhibition play, but that did not happen.

Rumors circulated over the last few weeks following tweets by a former friend of Josh Pastner who was close to the program at Tech and during his days in Memphis.

Athletic Director Todd Stansbury released a statement Thursday night prior the Faulkner matchup and the Jackets trip to China. The players will leave on Friday to head to Shanghai.

“While we never want to learn that NCAA rules violations have occurred, I applaud Coach Pastner and our compliance staff for taking immediate action as soon as these violations came to light,” Georgia Tech director of athletics Todd Stansbury said. “I continue to be proud of the culture of compliance within our men’s basketball program and across the board here at Georgia Tech. As a department, we will use this as an opportunity to review our protocols and our educational efforts and will continue to prioritize compliance with NCAA rules.”

The two guards received a combined $1,275 from a non-booster including meals, transportation and some apparel. Those violations are considered minor by the NCAA if restitution is made and the players sit out a certain amount of games. The amount of time can vary depending on the circumstances but is unlikely to exceed 30-percent of the season or roughly ten games. Okogie who is also injured could miss at least that much time as he recovers from a finger injury suffered in the exhibition against Georgia State.

Pastner echoed Stansbury's thoughts.

“Nothing is more important to me than having an atmosphere of compliance,” Pastner said. “This isolated situation can and will be a learning opportunity for our entire program. We’re moving ahead and looking forward to having Tadric and Josh back in game action early this season.”