NCAA Cites Northern Arizona Women's Basketball for Academic Violations

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A former Northern Arizona associate athletics director violated academic integrity rules when she provided impermissible assistance to a student-athlete during a placement exam, according to an agreement released by the Division I Committee on Infractions. Because the academic integrity violation constituted an impermissible benefit, the student-athlete went on to compete in 10 games while ineligible. 

The school, former associate athletics director for academics, and enforcement staff agreed that the violation occurred when the administrator provided a student-athlete with a significant number of answers to a math placement exam. Although the student-athlete would not have received academic credit for this exam, the conduct violates NCAA rules for academic misconduct and amounts to an impermissible benefit. The school's online proctoring service flagged the exam for irregularities, and after reviewing audio and video recordings of the exam, its results were discarded and the matter was referred to the school's academic integrity hearing board to determine further university-level sanctions.

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