on may 22, 2014, ollie signed a new five-year contract with uconn, worth $2.8 million per year. he was fired with just cause on march 10, 2018 due to an investigation by the ncaa which lead to a three-year show cause order from the ncaa for violations that took place over a four-year period ending in 2017. ollie was charged with “failure to monitor” his program and not promoting an atmosphere of compliance. connecticut also lost one scholarship for the 2019-2020 class, was put on two years’ probation, was fined $5,000 and will receive various minor recruiting restrictions. the team will also have to vacate victories in which an ineligible player participated during the 2016-17 and 2017-18 season. ollie was charged with three level i violations stemming from the following: summer pick-up games that should have counted toward allowable team activities, a video coordinator engaging in impermissible coaching instruction and a booster providing extra benefits to student-athletes. the extra benefits were provided by a private trainer and included training, lodging, meals and local transportation. ollie, 46, filed a grievance following his firing, seeking to get $10 million in back pay. the dispute has since gone to arbitration.