HARTFORD, Connecticut--the national champion Connecticut men's basketball program lose two scholarships for the coming season due to a poor academic performance rating by the NCAA.

The APR is the classroom performance of each Division I student athletes, compose a music for each team.

The national academic performance rating is next week, but a link to an internal copy of the report ended UConn chat on Friday on a Board. A University with knowledge of the situation official confirmed the figures in the report, and said, the school release had given the link to the preparation of the next week.

The official spoke with the associated press on condition of anonymity, because the report is not scheduled until Tuesday will be made public.

The rating is four-year rating to 893, under the NCAA minimum score of 925 the basketball program. The score for the academic year 2009 / 10 is 826.

The school had no official comment on the report Friday.

UConn has one of its 13 scholarships because of NCAA recruiting violations were docked. The loss of scholarships on the basis of the APR report leave the school with 10 for the next academic year.

The Huskies, the last month announced that forward reflected Jamal Coombs-McDaniel, have eight scholarship players for next season. You also a recruit have signed guard Ryan Boatright from Illinois.

In the past year took UConn on a four-year APR of 930, including a 844 for the 2008 / 09 season.

"Eight straight years, we the APR," Calhoun said after is Governor and the legislature praised the during "Husky day" at the State Capitol last month. "If as someone soon leave or not to end, all these different things, that you get if you have 16 children..." "[for the professionals] in a period of 10 years more leave, you are more likely [a low APR] happens."

A low rating is costly for Calhoun personally. His contract calls him donations to US$ 100,000 to a UConn Scholarship Fund, if the program meets not the APR. He becomes stale also his postseason bonus of $87,500, while UConn's run, acquired for the national title.

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