Two former basketball players at North Carolina...

Two former basketball players at North Carolina State said that players’ complimentary tickets were sold during the 1985-86 and ‘86-’87 seasons with the help of an assistant coach, a published report says.

Two basketball fans also say they bought tickets in 1986 that were allotted to players, the News and Observer of Raleigh reported.

Such sales would be a violation of National Collegiate Athletic Assn. rules.

Bennie Bolton and Tevin Binns said Ed McLean helped players find buyers for tickets. McLean, currently head coach at Samford University in Birmingham, Ala., denied the report.