Telephone Conference No. 17
August 13, 2003

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

Recruiting -- Contacts after National Letter of Intent Signing or Other Written Commitment

Contact With a Prospect Who Has Signed a National Letter of Intent at a Summer-Certified Event. In basketball, it is not permissible for an institutional coaching staff member to communicate in any way with a prospect who is participating in a summer-certified event under any circumstances, including contact with a prospect who has signed a National Letter of Intent. The subcommittee noted that it would be permissible for an institutional coaching staff member to communicate with such a prospect who is in attendance at a summer-certified event only if the prospect is not participating in the event and is not associated with any team participating in the event (for example, prospect travels to event at his or her own expense, prospect is not under the authority of the coach at any time, prospect does not participate in team functions). [References: NCAA Bylaws 13.1.6.3 (contacts after National Letter of Intent signing or other written commitment) and 13.1.7.2.1-(b) (additional restrictions-basketball)]

Telephone Conference No. 19
September 3, 2003

Eligibility/Waivers of Full-Time Enrollment

Waiver of Full-Time Enrollment for Student-Athlete Participating in 2003 European Basketball Championship for Women. There is no authority under current legislation to permit a student-athlete participating in the European Basketball Championship for Women to receive a waiver of the minimum full-time enrollment requirement. [References: NCAA Bylaws 14.1.8.2.2.1.2 (Olympic, Pan American, World Championships, World Cup or World University Games) and a 1/8/03 official interpretation, Item No. 2.]