The University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point has suspended men’s basketball coach Bob Semling for the rest of the season and is banning the team from post-season play. The suspension and ban follow an internal investigation and an investigation by the NCAA.
The suspension came after the NCAA notified the school of four major allegations regarding the men’s basketball program stemming from a decision to begin team practices before Oct. 15, the official start date set by association rules.
Semling was suspended because he was personally involved in the violations, according to a statement released by the university.
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The school also announced the team would be banned from post-season play, including the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Tournament.
“As an institution we feel it is imperative to take swift and immediate action in response to what we have been informed by the NCAA are major allegations regarding our men’s basketball program,” UW-Stevens Point Director of Athletics Brad Duckworth said in the statement.
Current associate head coach Kent Dernbach will serve as interim head coach during the suspension.
Semling has coached the UW-Stevens Point Pointers since the 2005-06 season, and has a career record of 262-71.
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