SE Missouri fires athletic director

Southeast Missouri State has fired athletic director Don Kaverman after NCAA allegations of possible major violations within the men's basketball program.

Earlier this week, SEMO president Kenneth W. Dobbins received a letter from the collegiate governing body, but details of the allegations were not revealed.

Also Thursday, men's basketball coach Scott Edgar was placed on administrative leave.

Edgar will retain the title of head coach, but an acting head coach will be appointed while the NCAA Division I Committee on Infractions hears the case and releases its findings.

"We consider the allegations of NCAA infractions regarding our men's basketball program to be a matter of significant concern," Dobbins said on the school's Web site. "Given the serious nature of the allegations, we believed we needed to take immediate action in the best interests of the program. We have in the past and will in the future cooperate fully with the NCAA's ongoing investigation."

Edgar's replacement has not been named.