Alabama self-reports 11 minor NCAA violations, 1 for men’s basketball

Alabama athletics reported 11 Level 3 violations on Wednesday. None of the violations were from the Crimson Tide’s football program.

Level 3 violations are the second-lowest level the NCAA hands out. The organization classifies them as “breach of conduct” that are isolated or limited in nature, and don’t provide more than a minimal advantage or benefit.

The report covered July 1, 2023 through June 30, 2024. The punishments imposed for the reported violations were minor, including rules education in most cases.

UA’s men’s basketball program had one of the violations, reported on April 6, when a complimentary admission was sold through a secondary marketplace without the player’s knowledge. The player was declared ineligible and Alabama sought reinstatement.

Women’s basketball saw two violations, one for impermissible decorations in the hotel room of an official visitor, and another for hosting an official visit during “seven-day discretionary period following championship event.”

Other violations included:

• A swimming coach having impermissible electronic contact with an athlete who hadn’t initiated a notification of transfer.
• A baseball recruit made an official visit before being added to the NCAA Eligibility Center’s institutional request list.
• Gymnastics staff had contact with a potential recruit before the permissible date.
• Assistant women’s rowing coach worked at a privately owned camp that didn’t meeting institutional camp requirements.
• An associate women’s soccer coach accidentally emailed a recruit before the permissible date.
• Swimming and diving coaches “mistakenly” paid for transfer recruit’s meal, valued at $32 according to the report
• Men’s and women’s swimming and diving programs held year-end banquet on a required off day.
• Men’s golf non-athletic staff member attended two meals where recruits were present.