 They were only appeased when Kelly proposed to shut down the basketball program.Kelly was praised for his decision to abolish the program; "SI"s Armen Keteyian wrote that given the egregiousness of the misconduct, nothing short of "the most drastic measure" was appropriate.At the time, Kelly vowed that men's basketball would never be reinstated; when asked if there was any chance it would return, he replied, "Permanent means permanent."