Duke Reports Recruiting Violation

The (Raleigh) News & Observer is reporting Saturday that Duke's basketball program began an NCAA self-report to turn in associate head coach Chris Collins' attendance at a high school game during a "dead" recruiting period Friday. Collins was on hand to watch games featuring Ravenscroft High School and Word of God Christian Academy, with Duke commit Ryan Kelly and Duke recruit John Wall, respectively.

Jon Jackson, associate athletic director for communications, told the N&O that Duke's compliance staff had reported the violation to the NCAA, but that it was an inadvertent transgression and that "he would not have been there if he had known it was a dead period."

Some of the technical details from the N&O:

When schools become aware of violations, they typically notify the NCAA and propose self-imposed sanctions. The NCAA often classifies inadvertent violations as “secondary” rather than “major,” and then imposes sanctions, but it’s never clear how the NCAA will rule until it issues its judgment. In the case of isolated improper recruiting contacts or evaluations of players, the NCAA often reduces the number of recruiting contacts or player evaluations a school can make in a future year. It’s not clear when Duke will formally submit its report to the NCAA or when the NCAA will respond to Duke’s report. Typically schools inform the NCAA immediately when a violation occurs, then interview the party or parties involved at length before sending a comprehensive report to the NCAA.