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The NCAA News - News and FeaturesMay 19, 1997
Legislative assistance1997 Column No. 20Summer basketball leagues and state games Player limitations NCAA Division I institutions should note that in accordance with NCAA Bylaw 14.7.5.2-(a), a student-athlete may compete during the period between June 15 and August 31 on a team in a league approved by the NCAA Council, per Bylaw 30.15. Further, as set forth in Bylaw 30.15, all Division I players must limit their summer basketball competition to one team in one league. Each team must limit its roster to not more than one player with intercollegiate basketball eligibility remaining from any two- or four-year college (other than a Division II or III institution). A student-athlete who is listed on the roster of a team and withdraws or is injured and will not continue to practice or compete may be replaced for the remainder of the season by another basketball student-athlete from the same institution. The institution is permitted only one replacement per team. Also, if a student-athlete (two-year or four-year -- other than one from Division II or III) is transferring and has been officially accepted for enrollment in the second institution, and the previous institution certifies that the student has withdrawn and does not intend to return to that institution for the next term, the student-athlete is not countable on the summer league roster as a representative of either institution. Under such circumstances, written permission to participate in the sanctioned summer basketball league must be obtained from the institution to which the student-athlete is transferring. In addition, a high-school or two-year college prospect, including one who has signed a National Letter of Intent, is not counted against any institution's limit of one player per team, inasmuch as he or she is not a student-athlete pursuant to Bylaw 12.02.6. Further, because there are no restrictions on the participation of Division II or III student-athletes in outside basketball competition during the summer pursuant to Bylaw 14.7.5.2-(b), there are no limits on the number of student-athletes from any Division II or III institution who may participate in an NCAA-sanctioned or nonsanctioned summer basketball league. Finally, per Bylaw 14.7.6.1-(e), basketball student-athletes from Divisions I, II and III institutions also may participate in state or national multisport events sanctioned by the Council; however, not more than two student-athletes from the same Division I institution may participate on the same team. There are no restrictions on the number of student-athletes from a Division II or III institution who may compete on the same team in state or national multisport basketball competition. NCAA Bylaw 14.7.6.1 Exceptions and waivers for state games NCAA institutions should note that in accordance with the provisions of NCAA Bylaw 14.7.6.1-(e), a blanket waiver has been granted to the National Congress of State Games to permit student-athletes from NCAA institutions to participate in organized competition that is scheduled as part of the 1997 state games listed below. This waiver enables Division I student-athletes to participate in state games that occur during the academic year. It also enables Division II or III student-athletes to participate in state games that occur during the intercollegiate playing season. All student-athletes from NCAA institutions can compete in these events, provided the student-athlete's director of athletics (or his or her designee) provides written permission to the site coordinator of the specific state games. Please note that in all sports other than basketball, written permission is required only for state games that take place during the academic year. The following state games have received approval from the Council to permit student-athletes with eligibility remaining to participate in all of the event's sports: ALABAMA -- Alabama Sports Festival ALASKA -- Greatland Games ARIZONA -- Grand Canyon State Games ARKANSAS -- Arkansas State Games CALIFORNIA -- California State Games COLORADO -- State Games of Colorado CONNECTICUT -- Nutmeg State Games DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA -- Capital Games FLORIDA -- Florida Sunshine State Games GEORGIA -- Georgia State Games Commission HAWAII -- Aloha State Games IDAHO -- First Security Games of Idaho ILLINOIS -- Prairie State Games INDIANA -- Hoosier State Games IOWA -- Iowa Games KANSAS -- Sunflower State Games KENTUCKY -- Bluegrass State Games LOUISIANA -- Louisiana State Games MAINE -- Maine Sports Festival MARYLAND -- Maryland State Games MASSACHUSETTS -- Bay State Games MICHIGAN -- Great Lakes State Games MINNESOTA -- Star of the North State Games MISSISSIPPI -- State Games of Mississippi MISSOURI -- Show-Me State Games MONTANA -- Big Sky State Games NEBRASKA -- Cornhusker State Games NEVADA -- Silver State Games NEW HAMPSHIRE -- Granite State Festival of Athletes NEW JERSEY -- Garden State Games NEW MEXICO -- First Security Games of New Mexico NEW YORK -- Empire State Games NORTH CAROLINA -- State Games of North Carolina NORTH DAKOTA -- Prairie Rose State Games OHIO -- Ohio Games OKLAHOMA -- Sooner State Games OREGON -- State Games of Oregon PENNSYLVANIA -- Keystone State Games RHODE ISLAND -- Rhode Island State Games and Sports Festival SOUTH CAROLINA -- Palmetto Sports Festival TEXAS -- Games of Texas UTAH -- Utah Summer Games VIRGINIA -- Commonwealth Games of Virginia WASHINGTON -- Washington State Games WISCONSIN -- Badger State Games WYOMING -- Cowboy State Games This material was provided by the legislative services staff as an aid to member institutions. If an institution has a question or comment regarding this column, such correspondence should be directed to Richard C. Perko, legislative assistant, at the NCAA national office. This information is available on the Collegiate Sports Network.
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