NCAA penalizes Memphis basketball, softball due to academic violations

By , Daily Memphian Updated: July 16, 2025 8:06 PM CT | Published: July 16, 2025 12:21 PM CT

Memphis academic advisor paid two softball players to take tests and do homework for basketball players, NCAA rules.

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Parth Upadhyaya

Parth Upadhyaya

Parth Upadhyaya covers the Memphis Tigers men’s basketball team. A Raleigh, N.C., native and a graduate of UNC-Chapel Hill’s Hussman School of Media and Journalism, Upadhyaya is a longtime college hoops junkie. Prior to joining The Daily Memphian in 2022, he covered high school sports in western Pennsylvania for the Beaver County Times and Penn State football for the Centre Daily Times.


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