Basketball

Texas A&M; basketball Coach Kermit Davis Jr. will be asked to resign, according to a high-placed source, but was given two days to review an investigative report on his recruiting practices.

The source, who spoke on condition of anonymity, told The Associated Press: “It’s not good for Davis. He will be allowed an opportunity to resign. If not, we’ll have to let him go.”

Davis and his attorneys, Harold Stern and Hugh Parnham, met for 90 minutes with A&M; president William H. Mobley; athletic director John David Crow; A&M; vice president Robert Smith, who conducted the investigation into possible violations, and James Bond, deputy chancellor.

Davis, 31, just finished his first year at A&M; with an 8-21 record, including a 108-61 loss to fifth-ranked Arkansas last Friday.

Texas A&M;’s probe began in December after a published report said Davis violated NCAA rules in the recruitment of Syracuse transfer Tony Scott. Scott told the Syracuse Post-Standard that his transfer was arranged by talent scout Rob Johnson. Scott said he was promised extra benefits prohibited by NCAA rules.