Kansas Case Closed

New York Times, Published: November 12, 1988

LEAD: The National Collegiate Athletic Association said yesterday it would not re-open its investigation of the Kansas basketball program. The Jayhawks were given a three-year probation for recruiting violations and barred from defending their national title. A report in the Nov. 14 issue of Sports Illustrated said other possible violations may have gone unnoticed.

The National Collegiate Athletic Association said yesterday it would not re-open its investigation of the Kansas basketball program. The Jayhawks were given a three-year probation for recruiting violations and barred from defending their national title. A report in the Nov. 14 issue of Sports Illustrated said other possible violations may have gone unnoticed. Small loans to players by Mike Marshall, a former Kansas player, were cited in the article. David Berst, the N.C.A.A. enforcement chief, said that the N.C.A.A. had found that the loans were made in 1984, 1985 and 1986, ''before the individual, who also was a former student-athlete at Kansas, would have been considered an athletic representative under N.C.A.A. legislation.''