San Diego State Basketball Reportedly Under NCAA Investigation

The NCAA is reportedly investigating the San Diego State basketball staff for potential rules infractions, according to Gary Parrish of CBSSports.com.  

A source told Parrish the violations "include possible improper benefits to prospects" and that the NCAA, "in theory," could "charge SDSU with Level 1 violations."

It remains unclear which players or coaches were directly involved with the potential scandal.

However, the school denied getting any word of infractions, per Mark Zeigler of the San Diego Union-Tribune.

“At this time,” an athletic department spokesman said, per Zeigler, “we have received no notification from the NCAA about any ongoing investigation.”

Jeff Eisenberg of Yahoo Sports passed along an official statement from the university on the report: 

Per Parrish, Level 1 violations are infractions that "seriously undermine or threaten the integrity of the NCAA collegiate model as set forth in the Constitution and bylaws, including any violation that provides or is intended to provide a substantial or extensive recruiting, competitive or other advantage, or a substantial or extensive impermissible benefit."

It isn't the first time that head coach Steve Fisher, who has been the head coach at San Diego State since 1999, has come under the NCAA's scrutiny. He was fired from Michigan in 1997 after it was discovered that team booster Ed Martin gave an extensive amount of money to several players, including Chris Webber, Maurice Taylor, Robert Traylor and Louis Bullock.

Michigan also vacated its appearances in the 1992 and 1993 Final Fours, adding a major asterisk next to the Fab Five era. 

If Fisher is indeed implicated in another scandal, he may find other programs less inclined to offer him a job going forward. San Diego State could see some of its recent achievements—including six straight trips to the NCAA tournament—erased from the record books.