Rainbow volleyball players Naveh Milo, left, and Sivan Leoni had their names used in advertisements promoting a clinic to benefit Camp Shalom and Temple Emanu-El. Star-Bulletin file photo

The NCAA said yesterday it was considering sanctions against UH for using players Naveh Milo and Sivan Leoni in ads for the nonprofit clinic that appeared in the Advertiser and the Star-Bulletin

The use of the players' names was an inadvertent, minor violation, said Kaia Hedlund, compliance officer for the university.

The university never authorized the use of the names in the ads, which were placed by the Temple Emanu-El synagogue, Hedlund said.

The NCAA can take actions ranging from a warning to declaring Milo and Leoni ineligible.

An ad that appeared in the papers last week said Milo and Leoni would appear at a clinic set to take place next week, with money from the clinic to benefit Camp Shalom and the temple. Registration fee is $300 per person.

NCAA rules ban a student-athlete's name or picture from being used in any way to promote such clinics or other off-campus events. The players are allowed to teach at such camps and have their names, pictures or institutions used only to identify that they are on staff, the rules state.