Former Baylor Coach Dave Bliss Back In Trouble

WACO- A familiar face to Baylor basketball fans is back in trouble.

Former Baylor men’s basketball coach Dave Bliss and his current high school team are facing suspensions and probation.

The Executive Board of the Texas Association of Private and Parochial Schools had a meeting last week with officials from Bliss’s current school, Allen Academy in Bryan.

According to the TAPPS website they were concerned over student eligibility.

Bliss was the head coach of Baylor basketball during one of it’s most trying times.

The murder of Patrick Dennehy, a scholarship player brought in by Bliss. The arrest of Dennehy’s former roommate and teammate, Carlton Dotson for that crime. Finally an NCAA investigation unearthed a scandal involving improper tuition payments and failed drug tests that weren’t reported.

After review, consideration and deliberation, the TAPPS Executive Board determined violations of the TAPPS By-Laws existed and sanctions were issued as listed below.

• Varsity Eligibility was denied for two (2) students attending Allen Academy.
• In accordance with the TAPPS Constitution and By-Laws, any contest in which the students participated as defined under Article VII of the TAPPS constitution, will be forfeited.
• Allen Academy is placed on PROBATION for a period of two (2) years.
• Allen Academy is issued a PUBLIC REPRIMAND for lack of institutional control in establishing the eligibility of student athletes.
• Any Boarding Students approved for residence at Allen Academy after November 17, 2010 will be considered students living with guardians and subject to the applicable provisions of the TAPPS By-Laws. Section 80.D indicates that the citizen students would be ineligible for Varsity Participation for a period of one (1) calendar year from the date of first attendance at Allen Academy. Foreign / International students are subject to one (1) calendar year of varsity ineligibility as outlined in Section 102.F of the TAPPS By-Laws.
• Dave Bliss is suspended from all coaching activities in TAPPS for a period of one (1) year.
• Dave Bliss is suspended from TAPPS Administrative duties for a period of one (1) year.

Former Baylor Coach Dave Bliss Back In Trouble

KXXV.com (Waco, Texas)

WACO- A familiar face to Baylor basketball fans is back in trouble.

Former Baylor men’s basketball coach Dave Bliss and his current high school team are facing suspensions and probation.

The Executive Board of the Texas Association of Private and Parochial Schools had a meeting last week with officials from Bliss’s current school, Allen Academy in Bryan.

According to the TAPPS website they were concerned over student eligibility.

Bliss was the head coach of Baylor basketball during one of it’s most trying times.

The murder of Patrick Dennehy, a scholarship player brought in by Bliss. The arrest of Dennehy’s former roommate and teammate, Carlton Dotson for that crime. Finally an NCAA investigation unearthed a scandal involving improper tuition payments and failed drug tests that weren’t reported.

After review, consideration and deliberation, the TAPPS Executive Board determined violations of the TAPPS By-Laws existed and sanctions were issued as listed below.

Varsity Eligibility was denied for two (2) students attending Allen Academy.

In accordance with the TAPPS Constitution and By-Laws, any contest in which the students participated as defined under Article VII of the TAPPS constitution, will be forfeited.

Allen Academy is placed on PROBATION for a period of two (2) years.

Allen Academy is issued a PUBLIC REPRIMAND for lack of institutional control in establishing the eligibility of student athletes.

Any Boarding Students approved for residence at Allen Academy after November 17, 2010 will be considered students living with guardians and subject to the applicable provisions of the TAPPS By-Laws. Section 80.D indicates that the citizen students would be ineligible for Varsity Participation for a period of one (1) calendar year from the date of first attendance at Allen Academy. Foreign / International students are subject to one (1) calendar year of varsity ineligibility as outlined in Section 102.F of the TAPPS By-Laws.

Dave Bliss is suspended from all coaching activities in TAPPS for a period of one (1) year.

Dave Bliss is suspended from TAPPS Administrative duties for a period of one (1) year.