Telephone Conference No. 24
October 16, 2002

Acting for the Division I Management Council, the Division I Academics/Eligibility/Compliance Cabinet Subcommittee on Legislative Review/Interpretations issued the following interpretation:

Personnel/Noncoaching Activities/Off-Campus Contacts and Evaluations

Noncoaching Athletics Department Staff Members with Sport-Specific Responsibilities. The subcommittee recommends that the Division I Management Council revise a previous Council-approved official interpretation (Reference: 12/06/00, Item No. 2) that limits attendance at a single basketball event certified pursuant to NCAA Bylaw 30.18 to basketball coaching staff members to permit any athletics department staff member (for example, director of basketball operations, administrative assistant) to attend such an event. The subcommittee noted that these events are celebratory in nature and are not conducted for recruiting purposes. [References: Bylaws 11.7.1.1.1 (countable coach), 11.7.1.1.1.1 (noncoaching activities), 11.7.4.3 (off-campus contact and evaluation of prospects), 13.1.2.1 (general rule), 13.1.2.1.1 (off-campus recruiters), 13.1.8.4 (evaluation days-basketball) and 30.18 (Final Four basketball event certification).]