Andrew Gaze, who in a six month...

Andrew Gaze, who in a six month stay at Seton Hall helped the Pirates to the National Collegiate Athletic Assn. basketball final, had $25,000 placed in a family fund by his club team in Australia, the New York Times reported.

The Times quoted Bruce Ward, general manager of the Melbourne Tigers, that the money was put into a trust fund over a period of six months in 1988, when the team became professional. He said it had come from a fund of $362,000 established by sponsors for the Tigers, who are coached by Gaze’s father, Lindsay.

The newspaper quoted an official of the NCAA as saying the payments raised questions about whether the rules on amateur status were violated. However, no formal investigation has started.

Seton Hall Coach P.J. Carlesimo told the New York Times that he was unaware of the money going into the fund, and Gaze himself said the money was “more like expenses.”