Different institutions have different levels of tolerance. Idaho's board of education last year forbade coaches from recruiting athletes who had committed felonies and banned convicted felons from further participation in intercollegiate athletics. On the other end of the moral spectrum is Long Island University, whose basketball team features the infamous Richie Parker. Parker is serving five years' probation after pleading guilty to first-degree sexual abuse of a former high school classmate. Parker plays against Xavier on Tuesday night.
Seats are still available.
The Cincinnati Enquirer , a Gannett Co. Inc. newspaper.