AAU IS QUIETLY UNDER ATTACK
PT. 8
RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE COMMISSION ON COLLEGE BASKETBALL
FROM THE BIG EAST CONFERENCE
Dated: MARCH 21, 2018
FROM THE BIG EAST CONFERENCE
Dated: MARCH 21, 2018
We have reviewed the
October 2017 charge of the Commission on College Basketball (“CBC”) and appreciate the
opportunity to submit the following recommendations for the CBC’s consideration.
October 2017 charge of the Commission on College Basketball (“CBC”) and appreciate the
opportunity to submit the following recommendations for the CBC’s consideration.
BIG EAST RECOMMENDATIONS
Reconstitute the summer basketball recruiting landscape.
SHORT-TERM. The NCAA should increase its presence at recruiting events scheduled for
the summer of 2018 by assigning teams of observers to comprehensively assess the
current landscape.
SHORT-TERM. The NCAA should increase its presence at recruiting events scheduled for
the summer of 2018 by assigning teams of observers to comprehensively assess the
current landscape.
LONG-TERM. Create a new summer recruiting model to be launched in the summer of
2019 and managed by the NCAA in collaboration with the National Federation of High
School Associations, the NABC, the AAU and USA Basketball. The three major apparel
companies in the college sports space (Nike, Under Armour and Adidas) should be
included in the effort using incentives and parameters to be determined.
Purpose: To allow for centralized control and efficient evaluation of pre-collegiate
prospects through a mix of game competition, practices, and position skill
assessment.
prospects through a mix of game competition, practices, and position skill
assessment.
Structure: Ten (10) four-day events spread over the July evaluation period at the following regional sites: California, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Las Vegas, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, South Carolina and Texas. In order to attract both highly-rated prospects and prominent college coaches, the events should include: (1) low/no cost for participating players; (2) high quality competition and instruction; (3) first-rate facilities; and (4) other added value. NCAA coaches will not be permitted to attend any events that do not meet these standards.
Coaches: All recruiting event coaches must be USAB-certified.
NON-SCHOLASTIC BASKETBALL
UNDERLYING PREMISE: The pre-collegiate, non-scholastic basketball world is largely
comprised of loosely connected or unconnected teams operating on their own without
formal regulation.
UNDERLYING PREMISE: The pre-collegiate, non-scholastic basketball world is largely
comprised of loosely connected or unconnected teams operating on their own without
formal regulation.
We believe that USA Basketball is the appropriate entity to assume the oversight function.
However, we recognize that the large (and potentially unwieldy) number of non-scholastic
basketball organizations in the U.S. and their presumed reluctance to voluntarily consent to supervision by any authority represent major obstacles in achieving this objective. Accordingly, we recommend that this topic be studied further for possible future action. Inthe meantime, we recommend the following:
However, we recognize that the large (and potentially unwieldy) number of non-scholastic
basketball organizations in the U.S. and their presumed reluctance to voluntarily consent to supervision by any authority represent major obstacles in achieving this objective. Accordingly, we recommend that this topic be studied further for possible future action. Inthe meantime, we recommend the following:
The NCAA should reassess the conditions that must be satisfied before NCAA coaches
are permitted to attend travel team events for evaluation purposes (including mandatory disclosure of travel team funding sources so as to reduce or eliminate the possibility of funding by agents or by institutional boosters to obtain a recruiting advantage). USAB can assist in the process of auditing and certifying such events.
are permitted to attend travel team events for evaluation purposes (including mandatory disclosure of travel team funding sources so as to reduce or eliminate the possibility of funding by agents or by institutional boosters to obtain a recruiting advantage). USAB can assist in the process of auditing and certifying such events.
A forum with the NFHS to discuss the state of high school basketball and the ongoing role of high school coaches. We note that high school programs continue to offer significant benefits to young basketball players and that high school
basketball coaches are subject to more rigorous oversight than travel team operators and coaches due to the involvement of athletics directors, principals, superintendents, school districts and state associations, which creates controls that do not exist with travel teams.
basketball coaches are subject to more rigorous oversight than travel team operators and coaches due to the involvement of athletics directors, principals, superintendents, school districts and state associations, which creates controls that do not exist with travel teams.
Create and publish a list available to the public of outside individuals – including travel team coaches, family members, apparel company executives, agents, advisors and runners – who are found to have engaged in practices antithetical to NCAA rules and values.
In closing, we are grateful to Dr. Rice and the Commission for their efforts in addressing critical
issues in a sport that – as March Madness again proves – is embraced by universities and fans
around the country. We understand that this review is only the start and that implementation
of the Commission’s final recommendations will take much effort, resources and conviction.
The BIG EAST stands ready to support these efforts and looks forward to being a constructive
participant as college basketball enters its next phase.
In closing, we are grateful to Dr. Rice and the Commission for their efforts in addressing critical
issues in a sport that – as March Madness again proves – is embraced by universities and fans
around the country. We understand that this review is only the start and that implementation
of the Commission’s final recommendations will take much effort, resources and conviction.
The BIG EAST stands ready to support these efforts and looks forward to being a constructive
participant as college basketball enters its next phase.
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