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This is a UPI article from 1984. I had never heard about this before. The professor who eventually lost his job over it was Brad Loomer, who got started by helping Ronnie Lester write a book about his life. The article doesn't say Ronnie cheated in the course. I found the article while looking for a copy of the book online, and found one on Amazon.
I wonder which player earned 14 hours of credit from this prof?
UPI ARCHIVES
JUNE 22, 1984
A University of Iowa professor accused of awarding basketball...
IOWA CITY, Iowa -- A University of Iowa professor accused of awarding basketball players 'excessive' academic credit has resigned from the athletic department's governing board, university President James O. Freedman said Friday.
Professor Bradley Loomer refused comment today, but has denied any wrongdoing in the course called 'Hawkeye Insights.'
Seven basketball players received the credit between 1981-83, including one athlete who enrolled in the class three straight semesters for a total of 14 credit hours.
The matter is under review by the Big Ten and NCAA enforcement officials.
Freedman told the state Board of Regents Thursday the university has 'taken prompt and effective steps to make sure this doesn't happen again.'
He also said he had accepted Loomer's resignation from Iowa's Board in Control of Athletics, calling that 'a wise decision.'
Regent Percy Harris said the fact 'that we have not had a problem like this for many years speaks for itself.'
Harris requested details about how the basketball players were able to earn so much credit in an independent study graduate course offered by the university's College of Education.
David Vernon, a law professor at Iowa who assisted Freedman in an in-house investigation, said Loomer first became involved with basketball players when he met Ronnie Lester, now a member of the NBA's Chicago Bulls.
Vernon said Loomer encouraged Lester to enroll in the independent graduate course in 1981. Lester eventually wrote a book about his life while earning credit from the class.
In April 1982, six more basketball players enrolled in the course 'to develop a variety of materials for teaching basketball to elementary and high school students,' said a report submitted to the Board of Regents.
The report said university administrators soon discovered the 'excessive' number of semester hours awarded and reduced the credit. They told Loomer not to allow additional undergraduate athletes to enroll in his independent study course.
However, during the 1982-83 academic year Loomer allowed another basketball player into the class. That athlete earned 14 semester hours by taking the class three times in a row, the report said.
In addition to Lester, other Iowa basketball players who received credit for the course were: Bobby Hansen, now with the Utah Jazz, Kevin Boyle, Kenny Arnold, Mark Gannon, Mike Henry and Waymond King.
Freedman said Friday he will withold further comment on pending investigations until Big Ten Commissioner Wayne Duke responds to the university's special report.
Freedman's report to the Regents came on the heels of another controversial desicion concerning University of Iowa athletics.
The nine-member board concluded its debate on whether to approve construction of a $3 million indoor athletic practice facility for football coach Hayden Fry.
Regent Charles Duchen cast the only dissenting vote, citing fear that 'the balance between academics and athletics was in danger.
I wonder which player earned 14 hours of credit from this prof?
UPI ARCHIVES
JUNE 22, 1984
A University of Iowa professor accused of awarding basketball...
IOWA CITY, Iowa -- A University of Iowa professor accused of awarding basketball players 'excessive' academic credit has resigned from the athletic department's governing board, university President James O. Freedman said Friday.
Professor Bradley Loomer refused comment today, but has denied any wrongdoing in the course called 'Hawkeye Insights.'
Seven basketball players received the credit between 1981-83, including one athlete who enrolled in the class three straight semesters for a total of 14 credit hours.
The matter is under review by the Big Ten and NCAA enforcement officials.
Freedman told the state Board of Regents Thursday the university has 'taken prompt and effective steps to make sure this doesn't happen again.'
He also said he had accepted Loomer's resignation from Iowa's Board in Control of Athletics, calling that 'a wise decision.'
Regent Percy Harris said the fact 'that we have not had a problem like this for many years speaks for itself.'
Harris requested details about how the basketball players were able to earn so much credit in an independent study graduate course offered by the university's College of Education.
David Vernon, a law professor at Iowa who assisted Freedman in an in-house investigation, said Loomer first became involved with basketball players when he met Ronnie Lester, now a member of the NBA's Chicago Bulls.
Vernon said Loomer encouraged Lester to enroll in the independent graduate course in 1981. Lester eventually wrote a book about his life while earning credit from the class.
In April 1982, six more basketball players enrolled in the course 'to develop a variety of materials for teaching basketball to elementary and high school students,' said a report submitted to the Board of Regents.
The report said university administrators soon discovered the 'excessive' number of semester hours awarded and reduced the credit. They told Loomer not to allow additional undergraduate athletes to enroll in his independent study course.
However, during the 1982-83 academic year Loomer allowed another basketball player into the class. That athlete earned 14 semester hours by taking the class three times in a row, the report said.
In addition to Lester, other Iowa basketball players who received credit for the course were: Bobby Hansen, now with the Utah Jazz, Kevin Boyle, Kenny Arnold, Mark Gannon, Mike Henry and Waymond King.
Freedman said Friday he will withold further comment on pending investigations until Big Ten Commissioner Wayne Duke responds to the university's special report.
Freedman's report to the Regents came on the heels of another controversial desicion concerning University of Iowa athletics.
The nine-member board concluded its debate on whether to approve construction of a $3 million indoor athletic practice facility for football coach Hayden Fry.
Regent Charles Duchen cast the only dissenting vote, citing fear that 'the balance between academics and athletics was in danger.