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May 4, 1998

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1998 Column No. 18

Summer 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 Division I Management 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accepted for enrollment in the second institution, and the previous institution certifies that the student has withdrawn and does not intend to return to that institution for the next term, the student-athlete is not countable on the summer league roster as a representative of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 12.02.5.

Further, per 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, pursuant to Bylaw 14.7.5.1-(e), basketball student-athletes from Divisions I, II and III institutions also may participate in state or national multisport basketball competition; 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 that may compete on the same team in state or national multisport basketball competition.

NCAA Bylaw 14.7.5.1

Exceptions and waivers for state games

NCAA institutions should note that in accordance with the provisions of Bylaw 14.7.5.1-(e), NCAA institutions may permit its student-athletes to participate in organized competition that is scheduled as part of the 1998 State Games listed below. Division I student-athletes may participate in state games that occur during the academic year. Further, Division II or III student-athletes may 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 is a listing of all 1998 state games:

  • 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; and

  • Wyoming -- Cowboy State Games.

    This material was provided by the membership 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 Kristen L. Davis or Lisa Roesler, membership services representatives, at the NCAA national office. This information is available on the College Sports Network.