North Carolina State has informed the NCAA,...

North Carolina State has informed the NCAA, the Atlantic Coast Conference and the chief deputy state attorney general of an allegation that basketball player Charles Shackleford accepted cash payments in 1987-88, the school’s counsel says.

North Carolina State counsel Becky French told The News and Observer of Raleigh that Wolfpack Coach Jim Valvano notified school administrators after a television crew from ABC Sports interviewed him about the allegations this week.

The newspaper reported that Shackleford allegedly received $65,000 from a man posing as a sports agent, making him ineligible to play under NCAA rules.

Shackleford, who left school after the 1988 season, plays for the New Jersey Nets.

An ACC official who asked not to be identified said Shackleford is alleged to have received payments without the knowledge of North Carolina State or Valvano. He said a third party allegedly arranged the contact between Shackleford and the source of the payments.