In October 2024, the King University men and women’s volleyball programs were placed on probation by the NCAA for infractions committed between 2021-22 through the 2023-24 academic years. The full public notice can be found
here.
King University discovered and self-reported these violations to the NCAA. The NCAA and King jointly continued the investigation. At the end of the investigation, King and the NCAA agreed upon infractions and penalties through a negotiated resolution.
The infractions included:
- The awarding of impermissible benefits ($4,500) to two men’s and one women’s volleyball players by the former head coach between January 2022 and August 2023.
- Impermissible recruiting benefits of a meal provided by the former head coach to current two men’s and four women’s volleyball players during unofficial visits of at least 11 prospective student-athletes in which the former head coach used personal funds to reimburse the student-athletes for the purchased meals. (If the coach had sought reimbursement for his personal funds or used a college purchasing card, the meals provided would have been permissible).
- The former head coach was cited for failure to promote an atmosphere of compliance for his personal involvement in the violations.
King University penalties include:
- Three years of probation, during which time King is required to submit annual reports verifying and attesting to NCAA rules
- Reduction in scholarships for both the men and women’s volleyball programs. The men’s volleyball scholarship amount is reduced by .07 for the 2025-26 academic year while the women’s volleyball scholarship amount was reduced by .03 for the 2024-25 academic year.
- Vacation of wins and team records in which ineligible student-athletes competed between 2021-22 and 2023-24.
- Vacation of individual records of the ineligible volleyball student-athletes
- $2,500 fine
- No unofficial visits for one year from October 11, 2024 to October 10, 2025, for the men and women’s volleyball teams
- Compliance officer must attend the NCAA Regional Rules Seminar for the next three years.
