SIOUX FALLS, S.D. – Summit League Deputy Commissioner Myndee Kay Larsen will start her four-year term on the NCAA Men’s Basketball Rules Committee Friday, Sept. 1. Larsen learned of her appointment this past February and is the lone female on the current 13-member committee.
“I’m ecstatic for Myndee Kay on her appointment to the Men’s Basketball Rules Committee. This is well-deserved,” said Commissioner Josh Fenton. “She is an incredible asset to the Summit League and her experience as an elite basketball student-athlete, former coach, and long-time athletics administrator will be tremendously valuable for the committee.”
Larsen is one of two conference representatives on the committee, which is charged with governing the playing rules of collegiate men’s basketball by: acknowledging the traditions and image of the sport; soliciting input from the various college constituencies; examining existing regulations and making necessary modifications to create safe, practical, concise and enforceable rules; and influencing the long-term vision and direction of NCAA men’s basketball.
“I am honored to have an opportunity to serve the sport in this capacity,” said Larsen. “It will be exciting to collaborate with coaches and administrators as we work to positively impact the experiences of student-athletes and the future of college basketball.”
Larsen is entering her 17th year working at the league office and this will be the fourth NCAA committee she has served on since beginning her tenure in 2006-07. In 2010, she began service on the Leadership Council and began as the Division I liaison to the Committee on Women’s Athletics in 2011. She was the chair for the women’s basketball recruiting subcommittee that completed its work in 2013.
The Twin Falls, Idaho native played collegiate basketball at Southern Utah where she is the only female player to have her number retired. She still holds the NCAA record for single-season field goal percentage when she shot 72.4 percent from the floor during the 1997-98 season.
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