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Term-in-Ology:Men’s Basketball June Evaluation Periods
Summer is here and that means recruiting for Division I men’s basketball rolls on. The opportunity to evaluate off-campus in June isn’t open-ended either, as the recruiting calendar only permits events that have the approval and organization of certain outside governing bodies or leagues.
During the June Division I men’s basketball evaluation periods, evaluations of live athletics activities are limited to:
(a) Scholastic and intercollegiate events that:
(1) Are approved by the National Federation of State High School Associations, the NCAA (for events conducted by scholastic associations that are not members of the National Federation of State High School Associations) or an applicable two-year college governing body (NJCAA, CCCAA, NWAC);
(2) For events involving high school prospective student-athletes, are organized and conducted exclusively by the applicable state high school athletics association and/or state high school basketball coaches association (or if there is no state high school basketball coaches association, the state high school coaches association) or the applicable scholastic association that is not a member of the National Federation of State High School Associations. For events involving two-year college prospective student-athletes, are organized and conducted exclusively by the applicable two-year college governing body and/or two-year college coaches association; and
(3) Occur at an educational institution (e.g., middle school, high school, two-year or four-year collegiate institution) other than an NCAA Division I institution.
(b) Two days of the National Basketball Players Association Top 100 Camp.
The spirit of the June men’s basketball recruiting calendar is driven, in part, by what the Commission on College Basketball recommended, and the Board of Directors endorsed, in compelling the NCAA to take short- and long-term actions to disassociate its members from the objectionable aspects of non-scholastic basketball. Consistent with that goal, the National Association of Men's Basketball Coaches (NABC) recommended this recruiting model, which is designed to both increase scholastic influence and minimize the involvement of outside third parties in the recruiting process.
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