UConn's Sellers and Archibald Set To Resign Amid Trouble

The NCAA has loomed large over the University of Connecticut since allegations of recruiting violations were made over Nate Miles in March of 2009. Husky mania was in full swing back then as UConn advanced to the Final Four.

Fast-forward fourteen months, and the tables have certainly turned. After one of Jim Calhoun's worst seasons as head coach, the Huskies continue to be in the news for all the wrong reasons.

This time, assistant coach Patrick Sellers and Director of Basketball Operations Beau Archibald are resigning in light of the controversy that has long been debated about recruiting violations and the connection between UConn coaches and Miles. 

Tom Moore, who was the recruiting coordinator in his last two seasons at UConn and is now head coach at Quinnipiac, is one of the central parts of the NCAA investigation into former student manager Josh Nochimson and his connection with former recruits.

A 10 am news conference at Gampel Pavillion has been announced to further discussion the NCAA's review and reason behind the resignation of both coaches.

Athletic director Jeff Hathaway, Coach Calhoun, and Rick Evrard, who is an expert on outside relation NCAA issues for the university, will all be present.

This decision comes just a few weeks after UConn was in the news for how much money is being spent on legal counsel to fight the allegations made by a Yahoo Sports report that was first issued in late March of last year.

UConn hired a high-profile Kansas City law firm to defend them against the allegations. It has come at a steep price—the University has spent over $500,000 in the past year in legal fees. That number only continues to rise as the NCAA further prolongs ending its investigation and finally imposing sanctions against the Huskies. 

These are the first major developments in the NCAA's case against the university as the review and decisions are starting to become public. This could only lead to further sanctions against UConn, with loss of scholarships, and being placed on probation could very well happen.

With Jim Calhoun now signed on through the next few years, he is going to be the guy that has to answer the tough questions. In today's world, that's not an easy task, and to remain a big-time program in the country, UConn is going to have to be careful in how it reacts to the NCAA's decisions.

This could only be the beginning to what looks like a long road ahead before UConn Huskies basketball returns to prestige on the men's side.