University of Miami’s Ex-Coach Presented Notice of Allegations from NCAA

The news has broken that former University of Miami assistant basketball coach Jake Morton has received a Notice of Allegations from the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). Since his days at University of Miami, he has become director of basketball operations at Western Kentucky University. “Although there is no institutional responsibility on the part of Western Kentucky for possible violations involving Mr. Morton,” NCAA managing director of enforcement Rachel Newman-Baker said in a letter to WKU president Gary A. Ransdell, “please be advised that action could be taken that would limit Mr. Morton's athletically related duties at Western Kentucky for a designated period if he is found in violation by the NCAA Division I Committee on Infractions or the NCAA Division I Infractions Appeals Committee.” The “basketball allegations”, as described by the NCAA, are comprised of four separate incidences occurring from October 2007 to April 2009 and include a series of meetings arranged for Nevin Shapiro, a representative of the college's athletic interests. Morton is being accused of accepting bribes between October 2007 and October 2008 totaling $6,000 from Shapiro.