Aug. 27, 2003

VILLANOVA, Pa. - Villanova University, in consultation with the NCAA, has completed its review of March's telephone access code incident involving members of the Men's Basketball program. The review clarifies which student-athletes will be serving suspensions at the outset of the 2003-04 regular season and what the length of those suspensions will be.

A total of 12 student-athletes were initially suspended on March 8 when an internal university audit of telephone records detected irregularities in the use of a university access code. The code was used to make unauthorized telephone calls from various campus locations over a period of months by Villanova students, including members of the men's basketball team. In its final three games of 2002-03, Villanova fielded a seven man lineup as student-athletes began serving their suspensions.

It has been determined that the 2003-04 eligible student-athletes affected include: senior forward Andreas Bloch (eight game suspension, five games left to serve); senior guard Derrick Snowden (three game suspension yet to be served); junior forward Marcus Austin (eight game suspension yet to be served); sophomore forward Chris Charles (three game suspension yet to be served); and sophomore forward Curtis Sumpter (three game suspension yet to be served). Sophomore forward Jason Fraser served his three game suspension in March. Sophomore guards Randy Foye and Allan Ray have no suspension time to serve.

The penalties are based on the NCAA's sanction schedule for violations of this nature.

The student-athletes affected will begin serving their suspensions at the start of the 2003-04 regular season.