Oklahoma Basketball on Probation, After Violations By Adrienne Brown The NCAA is known for punishing teams when it comes to breaking rules. In the case of the University of Oklahoma Sooners, they receive $15,000 in fines and three years of probation. Oronde Taliaferro, former assistant coach, resigned during investigation and is receiving most of the whiplash of this case. Reportedly, Taliaferro knew Keith “Tiny” Gallon had received the benefit in August 2009 before the season started but failed to inform head coach Jeff Capel. The former assistant coach broke NCAA rules by failing to report a player had received benefits and by lying to investigators. The NCAA said that its findings included unethical conduct by the former coach, extra benefits, preferential treatment and ineligible participation. He is unable to recruit for two years. The punishment also includes the elimination of 30 of the 130 recruiting days, two of the 12 official visits, one scholarship, and all 13 wins from the 2009-2010 season that Gallon played in. This isn’t the first time that Oklahoma has landed in hot water. Under NCAA rules, a repeat violator can minimally have their sport dropped from the University or risk not being able to provide scholarships for one or two seasons. In 2006, former coach Kelvin Sampson participated in recruiting phone call violations as well as players being paid for work they weren’t doing at a Norman car dealership in 2007. Oklahoma’s coaches now will be required to inform every recruit over the next three years of the rules that were broken before the player can make an official visit or sign a letter of intent.