STORRS — - The University of Connecticut violated NCAA rules during its recruitment of basketball player Nate Miles, an online report charges.

The report, by Yahoo! Sports, says that between 2006 and 2008 Miles was provided lodging, transportation, restaurant meals and representation by Josh Nochimson, a sports agent and former student manager at UConn.

Yahoo! said in its report that NCAA rules prohibit a representative of the UConn athletic program from having contact with Miles or providing him with anything of value.

Citing sources it did not identify, Yahoo! also reported that a UConn assistant coach said he made Nochimson aware of the Huskies' recruitment of Miles. Later, the assistant coach said he knew that Nochimson and Miles had talked.

The relationship and UConn's knowledge of the situation are potential major NCAA violations, Yahoo! charged.

Miles, a freshman from Toledo, Ohio, was expelled from UConn Oct. 2 amid allegations he abused a female student. He was accused of becoming physical and trying to pressure her into sex. A restraining order was issued Sept. 22 and Miles was arrested for placing a call to the woman, a 19-year-old from Manchester, 16 minutes later.

He later enrolled at Southern Idaho, which has one of the top junior college basketball programs in the country.

Calls seeking comment have been placed to UConn.


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no wonder there has been all this talk of Calhoun leaving. Typical college coach, create a mess and leave the kids hanging. Whatever, get out while the getting is good.

They would never find out about it except that the kid got booted from school.

'Cuse just got in a little bit of trouble too, but it was relatively quiet.

Calhoun had to hold a press conference today on this.