13 Violations Reportedly Found at UTEP

An NCAA investigation of Texas El Paso’s basketball program turned up 13 violations, including allegations of a lack of institutional control of the program, according to a televised report Monday.

Television station KVIA reported it had contacted people who have read the NCAA report that administration officials plan to reveal this afternoon at a news conference.

The allegations come after a 14-month investigation started in December 1989 after several former players and a former assistant coach told Newsday and The Times of rules violations.

KVIA reported that four of the infractions are more serious. The remainder deal with lodging of a player’s parent, borrowing of cars and problems with UTEP’s association with John Staggers, a recruit from Crenshaw who no longer attends UTEP, and technical recruiting violations.

The station said the report will indicate a lack of institutional control of the program.

The school will be able to respond to the allegations later, officials said. UTEP offices were closed when called for comment by the Associated Press. Calls to Coach Don Haskins’ home were not answered.