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02-28-2005, 08:23 PM
FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) - Texas Tech acknowledged in a report to the NCAA that it violated regulations by purchasing dietary supplement products that aren't allowed to be given to student-athletes, The Fort Worth Star-Telegram reported Sunday.
The report, which the newspaper obtained from the university under the Texas Public Information Act, acknowledges that 15 supplements that are not allowed were bought over a 30-month period. The report, signed by athletic director Gerald Myers and faculty athletics representative Robert Baker and sent to the NCAA on Feb. 18, says the supplements were bought by the school's former director of sports nutrition Aaron Shelley.
Shelley was fired by Tech last February after pleading guilty to money laundering.
The schools does not know what products were provided to student-athletes, according to the report.
NCAA regulations state that schools can provide student-athletes with "non-muscle-building" dietary supplements only.
Several football and basketball players told the school they received only energy bars, protein powders and a recovery drink, the report shows. Many of the athletes said they bought the muscle-building supplement creatine from Shelley, but did not get it free.
According to the report, one of the supplements Shelley bought was Thermo Speed, a product that contained ephedra, a stimulant banned by the government in December 2003 after a series of deaths. Ephedra has been banned by the NCAA since 1997.
Also cited by in the report are four products containing creatine and a product identified only as "Testosterone Booster."
Supplements the NCAA permits must fit into one of four categories: carbohydrate/electrolyte drinks, energy bars, carbohydrate boosters and vitamins and minerals.
The report, which the newspaper obtained from the university under the Texas Public Information Act, acknowledges that 15 supplements that are not allowed were bought over a 30-month period. The report, signed by athletic director Gerald Myers and faculty athletics representative Robert Baker and sent to the NCAA on Feb. 18, says the supplements were bought by the school's former director of sports nutrition Aaron Shelley.
Shelley was fired by Tech last February after pleading guilty to money laundering.
The schools does not know what products were provided to student-athletes, according to the report.
NCAA regulations state that schools can provide student-athletes with "non-muscle-building" dietary supplements only.
Several football and basketball players told the school they received only energy bars, protein powders and a recovery drink, the report shows. Many of the athletes said they bought the muscle-building supplement creatine from Shelley, but did not get it free.
According to the report, one of the supplements Shelley bought was Thermo Speed, a product that contained ephedra, a stimulant banned by the government in December 2003 after a series of deaths. Ephedra has been banned by the NCAA since 1997.
Also cited by in the report are four products containing creatine and a product identified only as "Testosterone Booster."
Supplements the NCAA permits must fit into one of four categories: carbohydrate/electrolyte drinks, energy bars, carbohydrate boosters and vitamins and minerals.