The NCAA has now implemented a series of rule changes that they hope will clean up what was exposed during the FBI scandal that broke last fall. The rule changes overlook three over-arching aspects in the NCAA: basketball, enforcement, and outside voices.
NCAA announces it is implementing several recommendations:
– Players can be repped by agents.
– Agents must be certified by an NCAA program
– Players can be eligible for NBA Draft and return to school if undrafted.— Jeff Goodman (@GoodmanHoops) August 8, 2018
As far as the basketball side of things, the new rules will include giving the players more flexibility in terms of staying in school or entering the draft. These rules will now allow elite high school players and college players to hire an agent that is certified by the NCAA. It is not official on who the “elite” players will be designated by. In addition to this, another major rule implemented is that players will be able to participate in the NBA draft and return to school if undrafted.
A USA Basketball official informed me they haven’t had any substantive conversations at this stage about these changes, nor have they given their approval. It sounds like the NCAA will be designating who is considered an elite prospect. USAB will then run their camp for them. https://t.co/kcuruRS5EX
— Jonathan Givony (@DraftExpress) August 8, 2018
Stricter enforcement policies have also been included to make penalties handed down on coaches and administrators stiffer. Longer postseason bans, longer head coach suspensions, and increased recruiting restrictions are some of the stricter penalties the rules have put in place.
The last change the rules put in place deals with adding different voices to the NCAA Board of Governors. The hope is to add another perspective from outside that board. All of these rules are in direct response to the corruption that was exposed in the last year. These policies will be put into effect April 1, 2019.
