NCAA News Archive - 2009

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Division I Convention Rewind


Jan 20, 2009 11:16:29 AM


The NCAA News

•         The attempt to override a proposal prohibiting men’s basketball coaches from observing nonscholastic events in April was unsuccessful, with nearly 55 percent of delegates voting to keep the new rule in place.

•         The Board of Directors directed the Committee on Academic Performance to construct a Web site that will provide the Academic Progress Rate “lifetime batting average” of head coaches in a publicly searchable format.

•         The Leadership Council continued to discuss membership standards and diversity within the governance structure.

•         The Legislative Council approved a variety of proposals, including one defining a men’s basketball prospect as anyone who has begun classes for the seventh grade for tryout and camp/clinic purposes. The Council will seek further comment on other proposals, including one changing the window of time during which a men’s basketball student-athlete can declare for the NBA draft and others seeking data on early qualifiers and transfers.


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