Defending state 5-A champion Milton High School boys basketball team has been banned from taking part in this season's regional and state playoffs, per order of the Georgia High School Association.

It's punishment for the actions of former Milton Head Coach David Boyd, who stepped down last month. The school system reported him to the GHSA for "undue influence." They said he tried to get star athletes at other schools to transfer to Milton.

Milton won two of the last three state 5-A basketball titles, with the help of several key transfers.

The AJC  obtained the Fulton County investigation that prompted Boyd's resignation.  The investigation revealed:

• Boyd recommended rental properties to parents and students who were interested in transferring into the district. Several Milton players have lived in the same apartment complex within the school district.
• Boyd invited multiple basketball players, not enrolled at Milton, to open practices in the offseason and evaluated them as potential transfers.
• None of Milton's former players were part of the investigation or implicated in illegal recruiting.

The AJC reports that in addition to the postseason ban, the GHSA placed Milton on Severe Warning Status for the 2013-14 and fined the school an undisclosed amount, no greater than $2,500. The GHSA can discipline member schools, but not coaches.