▁appearances ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 2 , ▁ 1 9 9 3 ▁and ▁ 1 9 9 4 . ▁ ▁Although ▁Mc Car thy ▁was ▁not ▁involved ▁in ▁the ▁viol ations , ▁the ▁NCAA ▁sever ely ▁critic ized ▁him ▁for ▁not ▁properly ▁cont rolling ▁the ▁program . ▁ ▁It ▁sla pped ▁him ▁with ▁a ▁two - year ▁" show - c ause " ▁order , ▁meaning ▁that ▁if ▁he ▁ever ▁left ▁New ▁Mexico ▁State , ▁any ▁pen alt ies ▁im posed ▁on ▁him ▁would ▁have ▁followed ▁him ▁to ▁his ▁new ▁employ er ▁unless ▁that ▁school ▁demonstrated ▁that ▁he ▁had ▁served ▁his ▁pun ishment . ▁ ▁After ▁his ▁ou ster , ▁Mc Car thy ▁su ed ▁New ▁Mexico ▁State ▁for ▁wrong ful ▁term ination . ▁ ▁During ▁a ▁de position ▁related ▁to ▁that ▁suit , ▁Mc Car thy ▁admitted ▁under ▁o ath ▁that ▁he ' d ▁entered ▁into ▁a ▁ver bal ▁agreement ▁to ▁h ire ▁F let cher ▁C ock rell , ▁then ▁the ▁head ▁coach ▁at ▁Jones ▁County ▁Community ▁College ▁in ▁Mississippi , ▁as ▁an ▁assistant ▁coach ▁if ▁two ▁of ▁his ▁star ▁players ▁signed ▁with ▁New ▁Mexico ▁State . ▁ ▁C ock rell ▁helped ▁the ▁players ▁with ▁their ▁course work ▁and ▁ex ams . ▁ ▁After ▁the ▁viol ations ▁came ▁to ▁light , ▁New ▁Mexico ▁State ▁with d rew ▁from ▁post season ▁consideration ▁for ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 0 – 0 1 ▁season , ▁and ▁placed ▁the ▁basketball ▁team ▁on ▁two ▁years ' ▁prob ation . ▁ ▁The ▁NCAA ▁accepted ▁New