"I expect him to coach tonight and I expect him to coach in the foreseeable future," Greenspan said to end the press conference.
The University did not really shed light onto a lot of questions fans and media had about Sampson's future and the details of the report released by the NCAA. Greenspan and IU are going to take its time with dealing out punishment, if any, to Sampson and the men's basketball program.
Calhoun said the NCAA had access to people that IU, because their subpoena power was larger than IU's.
The NCAA has endorsed what IU has done, Calhoun said.
The speaker phone and passing the phone instances were allowed by NCAA rules, but under the sanctions Sampson faced, there is some interpretations of the sanctions that have put the program in the position it currently faces.
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Any other actions in regards to Sampson and the coaching staff, Greenspan said he would not speculate.
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"I think the sanctions we made public on Oct. 3 we thought were very significant sanctions and were appropriate for the information we had at the point in time. Any self-imposed sanctions going forward will come from collective wisdom. We've thought about it, but we have not made anything close to a decision."
There have been discussions about what the next step is. They think it is to digest the information and then to move forward from there. Reccommendations will be made to President McRobbie and the decision is ultimately his. ---
Greenspan and Sampson spoke for 90 minutes today about the report. "I belive coach Sampson understands my perspective on this."
"I think its always dangerous to characterize someone else's emotions, but I think he understands the significant implications of these allegations."
"Kelvin is coaching our basketball team. The relationship a coach has with his plaers and how they react to this is unpredictable as 10-20 year olds can be."
Sampson met with the team this morning to explain that the information was going to be made public. Greenspan was not there, but did know it happened.
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"I dont know if I will respond to that until we do some more forensic work on our part. There were details in the NCAA report that were beyond the scope of our report." Greenspan said when asked if he thought the violations were major.
"I will not answer that question." he said in response to if Sampson was lying.
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Grace Calhoun
"IU has responded swiftly. IU has been praised by the NCAA throughout the investigation."
The NCAA has said that IU cannot comment on the investigation and they can respond within 90 days. IU will appear on June 14, and charges will be leveled 30 days later.
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Greenspan is running down the way the University conducted the internal review this past summer and how the report was sent to the NCAA. He said they have worked with the members of the NCAA in reviewing the Ice Miller report and in the NCAA's own investigation, including access to members of the University involved in the infractions.
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Greenspan to the Mic.
"Just recently we recieved communication from the NCAA from possible and alleged major violations as they relate to our men's basketball program."
"It is regrettable to say the least that we are in this position to respond to these allegations."
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There are a lot of big-time people here in the athletics department Also, the president of the IU varsity club is here. Something could go down, because I've never seen the press room like this.
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IU Director of Athletics Rick Greenspan and assistant AD for Compliance Grace Calhoun will address the media at 5 p.m. We will be updating as the press conference goes on.
