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By BETH RUCKER
AP Sports Writer
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Wisconsin-Milwaukee reported an NCAA
violation in 2004 after Bruce Pearl invited a recruit to a party at
his Milwaukee home while he was coach there.
Wisconsin-Milwaukee associate athletic director of
communications Kevin O'Connor said the university reported to the
NCAA that Pearl had invited a recruit to attend his daughter's
graduation party at his home, though he did not name the recruit
involved.
ESPN, which first reported the story, identified the recruit as
Mike Schachtner, who would go on to play at Green Bay and now plays
professionally in Romania.
Pearl's recruiting practices are part of an NCAA investigation
into Tennessee's athletic department. Pearl acknowledged giving
misleading information when asked by NCAA officials about a photo
of him and prospect Aaron Craft taken when the recruit was a high
school junior.
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