No Pac-10 Decision on Harrick

The Pacific 10 Conference made no announcement Tuesday regarding the investigation of UCLA and basketball Coach Jim Harrick and the sale of a car registered in his name to the sister of recruit Baron Davis, but indicated the matter would be resolved later this week.

According to reports in Tuesday’s Los Angeles Daily News and South Bay Daily Breeze, a joint investigation by the Pac-10 and UCLA determined that the sale of the car was not a violation of NCAA rules. The papers further said that Harrick and the school would not be penalized by the conference.

Jim Muldoon, assistant commissioner in charge of public relations for the Pac-10, said Tuesday, “There will be no announcement today, and maybe not even tomorrow, on the UCLA situation. The story [in the Daily News] was premature.”

The investigation was begun after The Times reported last week that a 1991 Chevrolet Blazer registered to Harrick was sold to Lisa Hodoh on Sept. 20, two days after Davis, her brother and a senior at Santa Monica Crossroads High, orally committed to play for the Bruins.

UCLA has said that Harrick’s son, Glenn, sold the car to Hodoh for $5,000, unaware that the transaction might be an NCAA violation.

Pac-10 Associate Commissioner David Price joined a UCLA investigation last week to determine if the transaction violated NCAA rules that prohibit a prospective recruit or his family from benefiting by the actions of a university employee or representative.

Tuesday’s Daily News report also said Harrick might be reprimanded by UCLA for not notifying school officials of the sale, but UCLA officials would not comment on that.