Nochimson, a former student manager for UConn, was considered a representative of UConn's athletic interests by the NCAA and was prohibited from contacting Miles or giving him anything of value, Yahoo reported.
Records also show that five UConn coaches called Nochimson and text-messaged him at least 1,565 times during a nearly two-year period before and after Miles's recruitment in 2006 and 2007. Calhoun had 16 of those communications, Yahoo said.
Miles was expelled from UConn in October without playing a game for the Huskies after he was charged with violating a restraining order in a case involving a woman who claimed he assaulted her. He attends the College of Southern Idaho and plays for the basketball team.
Miles could not be reached for comment. A cellphone number used by the Associated Press to contact him in the past was answered by his uncle, Thomas Pettigrew of Toledo, Ohio, who said the NCAA needs to do more to prevent recruiting violations.
"I just think he got mixed up with the wrong people," Pettigrew said. "There was a whole bunch of adults who should have been doing their job instead of doing what they did."
Pettigrew added, "No matter what anybody says about him, my nephew is a great basketball player and a good person."
Calhoun, in Glendale, Ariz., yesterday as the team prepared for an NCAA regional semifinal against Purdue tonight, did not specifically respond to the allegations. He pointed out that Miles is "not involved with our program" and said he is not concerned about the issue distracting the Huskies.
"We can keep our kids focused on what we're going to do, let them understand that the university . . . will handle anything else that needs to be handled," Calhoun said. "We can't do anything about it. The only thing we can do is play basketball and hopefully advance our way to Saturday."
UConn is the No. 1 seed in the West Regional.
Calhoun's comments echoed a statement released by UConn yesterday, saying that when it began recruiting Miles, it consulted its outside counsel, who worked with NCAA staff to examine Miles's amateur status.
