The Daily Tar HeelTuesday, April 17, 19905
Valvano's greed leaves State in shambles
Editor's note: It's no secret that
money runs the world of sports, but
every once in a while, its effects hit
close to home. Over the past two weeks,
ACC schools have served to remind us
that kids' games have become big busi
ness. This is the first in a four-part
series.
Bv MARK ANDERSON
' Assistant Sports Editor
J On April 7, N.C. State terminated
; the contract of head basketball coach
Jim Valvano "without cause," but not
without cost. Valvano will receive
' $488,500 from the school and from its
. athletic boosters. It's fitting that a ten
' ure ruled by money from the hiring to
the firing ended in contract negotia
tions. Legally, Valvano is entitled to that
money maybe more but morally,
i Valvano should have forfeited the terms
' of his contract and resigned. Instead,
i his greed added five weeks of messy
' negotiations to the 15-month storm
cloud he had already drawn over the
. university.
Valvano's five-year contract called
; for N.C. State to pay him $100,000 for
every year remaining on the contract if
; he were fired for anything less than a
felony conviction or a NCAA rules
; violation for which he was personally
; responsible. Failing to prove either
; stipulation, N.C. State was forced to
: negotiate for a firing "without cause."
; : But the termination was without
cause in "legalese" only; Valvano
; skirted the edges of several of his
' contract's provisions.
; . In December, his basketball program
; was placed on two years' probation and
; barred from postseason play for one
; year for two major NCAA violations.
; But the NCAA said only that the uni
; versity "failed to control its intercolle
; glate athletics program." It did not di
; rectly blame Valvano.
; How could a man who oversaw the
; basketball program and also served as
; athletic director not be reponsible for
; the sale and misappropriation of the
; tickets and shoes that he distributed?
; The NCAA apparently had an answer,
; and its soft ruling allowed Valvano to
; slip through the legal cracks in his
; contract.
; Another gray area was the academic
; standing (or lack of it) of Valvano's
; athletes. The situation came to a head
; when N.C. State's attorneys threatened
; to sue Valvano for failing to ensure his
; players' academic progress toward
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Although rumors of academic abuse
had been flying since the 1984 recruit
ment of Chris Washburn (he of the 470
SAT score), Valvano's program did
not come under official scrutiny until
last year. A commission appointed by
CD. Spangler Jr., president of the
University of North Carolina system,
found that NCSU players were kept
eligible by abusing academic standards.
As a result, one of Valvano's biggest
supporters, Chancellor Bruce R. Poul
ton, resigned.
Last month, Poulton's replacement,
Interim Chancellor Larry K. Monteith,
delivered a report to the NCSU trustees
stating that many basketball players
had made little progress toward gradu-.
ation under Valvano. N.C. State rec
ords show that only 1 1 of the 41 players
who played for Valvano through 1988
had "C" averages or better. Of the 12
players on the 1988-89 team, 10 were
under academic warning.
In addition to this swirl of contro
versy, Valvano was faced with the
revelations that he had covered up the
arrests of eight N.C. State wrestlers and
that Charles Shackleford received more
than $60,000 while playing for the
Wolfpack. Yet, he refused to submit
quietly, coming to the bargaining table
demanding full payment.
The threat of a lawsuit brought
Valvano's price down, but N.C. State's
legal ground was shaky at best. In the
end, the university will pay Valvano
$238,509 two years' salary at
$106,000 a year and $26,509 for the
rest of this academic year. This will be
payed from public funds out of the
UNC system.
Because the settlement was not
termed a resignation, Valvano is also
eligible for a provision allowing him to
collect a $250,000 annuity from the
Wolfpack Club (Why is a booster group
involved in paying coaches? That's
another column).
Valvano carried the popular support
of Wolfpack boosters and the vocal
support of his athletes like Chris Corchi
ani throughout this affair. His defend
ers blamed the NCSU trustees and asked
us to look at what Valvano has done for
the school.
On the plus side, Valvano was a
winning basketball coach (209-114
overall). He was 14-6 in the NCAA
tournament, including his magic 1983
title, and won two ACC titles. Because
of his success and his personality, he
returned N.C. State to the recognition
level it received in the early '70s and
recognition means financial contribu
tions. On the negative side, Valvano de
stroyed the academic reputation of a
university. He recruited athletes who
were questionable as people, as well as
students. Shackleford and Washburn
were among those in and out of legal
trouble.
Valvano made a financial killing off
the school's name. Besides his salary
and settlement, he received about
$500,000 a year in outside income:
$ 1 60,000 a year from a Nike contract,
at least $212,500 from a speaking con
tract, at least $50,000 from a summer
basketball camp and unknown amounts
for his radio and TV shows and his
contract with South Square Motors.
Why did Valvano stay until the bitter
end? Because he was making money,
lots of it. Why did N.C. State stick with
him as long as possible? Because he
was making the school money, lots of
it.
That's what the university hired him
to do, and, ironically, it's what brought
about his downfall. After Norman Sloan
went 20-8 in 1980, N.C. State basket
ball was among the nation's elite pro
grams and could have selected any
number of coaches. Yet, Wolfpack
officials picked the unknown Valvano
out of Iona.
He was plugged as an outstanding
recruiter who could also unify the fi
nancial supporters Sloan had alienated.
School officials knew Reynolds Coli
seum was going to be replaced, and
they needed someone who could head
the drive.
And head it Valvano did. By the time
he won the NCAA championship in
1983, he was unstoppable. He was a
national hero, which allowed him to
concentrate on coaching and speaking,
his two loves. Unfortunately, the more
he spoke, the more responsibility in his
program he turned over to others.
His program was recruiting athletes
unworthy of a college education, and
Valvano had lost control of the every
day workings. Yet in 1986, N.C. State
hired him as athletic director, namely
because the drive for a new coliseum
was kicking in. Valvano had much more
influence on donations from his dual
position, but he had even less time to
supervise his team.
So the monetary greed of both par
ties is to blame, but Valvano made out
like a bandit. He gets to keep all the
money he made, plus some after the
fact. On the other hand, N.C. State has
to use some of the funds Valvano col
lected to pay him, and the plans for the
new coliseum have been put on hold.
In the end, the university is the loser.
Youthful Jones givea
Cays' coaching post
From staff and wire reports
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va.
Assistant Jeff Jones was named
Monday as Virginia's basketball
coach, ending a search that saw three
more prominent coaches turn down a
chance to succeed Terry Holland.
The 29-year-old Jones, who be
comes the youngest coach in the
basketball program's 84-year history,
became an assistant at Virginia in
1982 and played under Holland in
1979-82.
"Any success that we accomplish
will be built on the foundation he has
established," Jones said of Holland,
who left after 16 years to become
athletic director at Davidson. "There
will be some changes, but I promise
you that the physical and mental
toughness and pride with which play
ers wear the Virginia jerseys will
continue."
Player reinstated after arrest
UNC baseball coach Mike Roberts
reinstated reserve infielder Cy
Richardson last week after Richardson
received a deferred prosecution for a
larceny charge.
Richardson, who was caught steal
ing merchandise from the UNC Stu
dent Stores on March 29 and subse
quently suspended indefinitely by
Roberts on April 5, appeared in Or
ange County District Court in
Hillsborough on April 6. He agreed to
pay a $ 1 00 fine and serve 50 hours of
community service over the next six
months in exchange for having his'
case dropped by the district attorney ;
at the end of that period. ;
Richardson, who will reappear in )
court on October 4 for review by the; ;
district attorney, also agreed to stay j
out of the Student Stores "except to )
buy and sell books." ' ;'
The redshirt sophomore from!
Hartsdale, N.Y., rejoined the TarJ
Heels late last week and traveled with ;!
the team to Virginia over the week;!
end. " r.
Baseball ranked 11th and 24th
The UNC baseball team garnered a ;
No. 1 1 ranking in this week's Collet
giate BaseballESPN poll and No.24 j:
spot in Baseball America's ratings. ! ;
The Tar Heels, who improved td'
33-8 and 13-2 in the ACC by taking;
two of three at Virginia over thO;
weekend, stayed at the 1 1 spot in the
Collegiate Baseball poll for the sec-;
ond straight week. In the Baseball;
America poll, however, UNC dropped
four slots from a No. 20 rating last;
week. ; "
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record-threatening hitting streak to J
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