The University of Missouri-St. Louis was put on two years' probation by the NCAA today for wagering-related violations in its men's golf program and "unethical conduct" by its former men's golf coach.

The NCAA report did not name the coach, but in the school's golf record book, Dustin Ashby was listed as the head coach for the period in question.

The violations center on sports wagering activities involving the former head men’s golf coach and his volunteer assistant coach. From 2004 to 2008, the NCAA report says Ashby participated in various online fantasy football and baseball leagues. In all instances, he paid an entry fee and played for a chance to win prizes, which meets the NCAA definition of sports wagering.

Penalties for the violations include two years of probation for the university and a three-year show-cause order for the former head coach, the NCAA report said. The show-cause penalty outlines how the duties of the former head coach must be limited if he is employed at a NCAA member school in the future.

The former volunteer coach acted as "commissioner" of the fantasy leagues, coordinating the competitions and monitoring the selection of players by those who paid entry fees to participate. In the spring of 2008, he traveled to Las Vegas to oversee a live "draft."

The former head coach was aware the former volunteer coach hired three men’s golf student-athletes to perform "commissioner" duties during the summer and fall of 2008. However, during an interview in February 2009 conducted during the investigation, he failed to divulge that student-athletes had been involved with his operations. His failure to disclose the information led to an unethical conduct charge.

The NCAA report also said the university failed to educate and monitor the men’s golf program to avoid the violations. Despite receiving a tip in December 2008 that the former head coach was involved in online sports wagering, the university did not adequately follow up to determine whether he was involved in any violations. The committee also noted the university failed to educate its staff after the codification banning sports wagering connected to fantasy leagues in 2007.

In the NCAA's full public report, the extent of the fantasy leagues is detailed, some with entry fees as high as $1,750. The coach also used his sports marketing firm to run its own fantasy football site.