NC State avoids postseason ban via NCAA's Independent Resolution Panel

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by Brian Geisinger Monday December 20, 2021

NC State avoids postseason ban via NCAA’s Independent Resolution Panel

North Carolina State Wolfpack head coach Mark Gottfried (center) reacts after North Carolina State Wolfpack guard Dennis Smith Jr. (4) was called for his third foul and heads toward the bench during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game against the University of North Carolina as North Carolina State Assistant Coach Orlando Early (R) looks on Sunday, January 8, 2017 in Chapel Hill, NC. Gottfried was called for a technical foul. (AP Photo/Ellen Ozier)

The NC State men’s basketball program will not be hit with a postseason ban resulting from the violations case surrounding former point guard Dennis Smith Jr. The ruling comes via the NCAA Independent Resolution Panel.

NC State avoids a postseason ban from the NCAA's IARP for Dennis Smith Jr. violations case

— Joe Giglio (@giglio_OG) December 20, 2021

There can be no appeal, either.

Additional penalties include, for NC State: a reduction of one scholarship for next season and a $5,000 fine.

In a process that’s dragged on for years, the IARP has ruled that the Wolfpack are still eligible for the 2022 postseason. However, former head coach Mark Gottfried has been hit with a one-year show cause penalty, while former assistant coach Orlando Early now has a six-year show cause.

BREAKING: NC State gets NO postseason ban. One year show cause for Mark Gottfried and six-year show cause for former assistant Orlando Early.

— Jeff Goodman (@GoodmanHoops) December 20, 2021