 The Wildcats were slapped with three years' probation, a two-year ban from postseason play and a ban from live television in 1989–90.In 1989, Rick Pitino left the NBA's New York Knicks and became the coach at a Kentucky program reeling from the aforementioned scandal.Kentucky would be banned from the 1990 and 1991 post season, with the 1990 season suffering a 14–14 record.