Here's why IHSAA put Culver Academies boys basketball on probation, suspended coach Mark Galloway

Updated: Tuesday, 7:20 p.m. to include reason for penalties.

One of the state's top high school basketball programs has been placed on probation.

The Indiana High School Athletic Association announced penalties related to Culver Academies' boys basketball team on Monday.

Culver's program will remain on probation for the entire 2019-20 school year. Coach Mark Galloway will be suspended for four varsity games (and all other basketball contests at any level during that time period).

Culver Head of Schools Dr. Doug Bird told IndyStar via email the infractions resulted from a violation ofRule 15-2.5, when the ”boys basketball program conducted an open workout outside the prescribed period for limited contact which also included alumni participation. This event occurred during Culver’s Reunion Weekend and was intended to engage alumni with our coaching staff and student-athletes."

Galloway, a former Carmel coach from 2002-10, is entering his 10th year at Culver. His son, Trey, is a senior and committed to Indiana. Galloway referred questions to Bird.

Culver is a combined 47-10 the past two seasons with back-to-back trips to the Class 3A state finals, winning in 2018 and falling to Silver Creek last season. Because of the tournament success factor, Culver is in Class 4A this season.

Culver must also provide the IHSAA "a written plan of education for the athletic department staff respective of IHSAA by-laws, policies and procedures" by Nov. 30 and document face-to-face meetings with coaches covering those topics and by-laws.

Failure to meet all provisions set forth by the IHSAA will result in Culver being disqualified from participation in the 2019-20 state tournament. Any further by-law violation will also result in disqualification from the state tournament.

"At Culver, we educate our students for leadership and responsible citizenship, which includes the cultivation of character," Bird wrote in an email to IndyStar. "We understand and appreciate the determinations included in the IHSAA ruling and will move forward in full compliance with those rules."

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