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Tuesday, March 20, 2007
April 7, 1997: Ohio State hires Jim O'Brien as men's basketball coach to replace Randy Ayers. Paul Biancardi, who was an assistant coach under O'Brien at Boston College, joins him in Columbus.
May 3, 1998: Slobodan "Boban" Savovic begins his official visit to OSU. Later, a litany of accusations arose involving Savovic and Biancardi, including improper financial and academic help. Savovic played four years at Ohio State, from 1998-2002.
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Nov. 11, 1998: Aleksandar Radojevic signs his national letter of intent to play at Ohio State. The 7-foot-3 Serbian was later ruled ineligible and never played for the Buckeyes.
April 1, 2003: Wright State hires Biancardi as its head men's basketball coach.
Aug. 6, 2003: Kathleen Salyers, a Columbus nanny and housekeeper, files a lawsuit against two Ohio State boosters claiming they reneged on a deal to pay her $1,000 a month plus expenses to house and care for Savovic during his OSU career. Most allegations against OSU, O'Brien and Biancardi come out of depositions for that lawsuit, which was settled in 2005.
April 24, 2004: O'Brien tells then-OSU Athletic Director Andy Geiger that he gave Radojevic a cash payment as a loan to help his family.
June 8, 2004: Ohio State fires O'Brien, and the NCAA begins its investigation of OSU, O'Brien and Biancardi.
July 7, 2004: OSU hires Thad Matta of Xavier as its 13th head coach.
Nov. 10, 2004: O'Brien sues Ohio State for millions of dollars, claiming the firing violated his contract. OSU denies the claim.
Dec. 9, 2004: Ohio State announces it will not play in the postseason NCAA or National Invitation tournaments as a self-imposed sanction. O'Brien calls the step unnecessary.
May 16, 2005: Ohio State releases the NCAA's Notice of Allegations against the school, which includes seven charges against the men's basketball program, including the improper cash payment, ethics violations by Biancardi and O'Brien, and that Biancardi had "knowledge and involvement" in thousands of dollars in extra benefits and academic help for Savovic.
Aug. 24, 2005: New Athletic Director Gene Smith bans Salyers and other boosters from further involvement with the school.
Aug. 25, 2005: In its response to the NCAA's allegations, OSU agrees with most of the charges and attempts to paint itself as an innocent bystander deceived by its basketball coaches. In his own response, Biancardi says Salyers is not a credible source.
Dec. 9, 2005: OSU, O'Brien and Biancardi appear at a hearing before the NCAA Division I Committee on Infractions. It is adjourned early and rescheduled.
Feb. 3-4, 2006: The hearing takes place in Chicago.
Feb. 15, 2006: An Ohio Court of Claims judge rules that O'Brien was improperly terminated without pay, but says he did violate his contract by giving money to Radojevic.
March 10, 2006: The committee issues its report, ruling that O'Brien and Biancardi committed numerous violations and OSU failed to properly monitor its men's basketball program.
March 13, 2006: Biancardi and WSU announce a severance deal paying him one year's salary. His attorney terms it a "voluntary termination."
