WELCOME to the 2009 Fall Compliance Corner!

Welcome to Compliance Corner – the official WBCA publication for Division I legislation!  In collaboration with the NCAA Academic and Membership Affairs staff, this publication will be distributed on a quarterly basis and will contain NCAA Division I legislative news and notes affecting women’s basketball, recruiting basics, questions from our coaches, and other legislative information you need to know.  The primary purpose of this publication is to help our coaches navigate the complexity of NCAA legislation and serve as a quick and convenient reference.  Previous issues of Compliance Corner can be found on our website, wbca.org, under DI Legislation.  Feel free to offer any suggestions or feedback to make this tool more useful.  We encourage you to contact your compliance officers on campus with any questions.  We are just coming off of a fantastic Board of Directors meeting and want to thank each and every one of you for all of your support of the WBCA and women’s basketball.  Let’s keep this wonderful game growing. 

Thank you,

WBCA

New NCAA Division I Legislation Effective August 1, 2009

• Bylaw 17.3.3.1-(a) & 17.3.5.3-(h): No missed class time in conjunction with an informal practice scrimmage, including activities associated with such scrimmages (e.g., travel, pregame and postgame activities).
• Bylaw 17.3.3.1-(b) & 17.3.5.3-(g) & (h): Eliminates the exception to the first contest date and the annual exceptions for exhibition contests against members of USA Basketball and foreign teams in the U.S.
• Bylaw 30.7.8: Institutions are not permitted to participate in a foreign tour that occurs in conjunction with a Labor Day vacation period that occurs during the regular academic year.

2009 WBCA Board of Directors Meeting Recap

The WBCA Board of Director’s held their annual summer board meeting in Atlanta on Saturday, August 1, 2009. Presiding over the meeting was new WBCA President, Geno Auriemma, who stressed that the board’s objective was to represent what is in the best interest of women’s basketball regardless of division, institution or demographics…everyone who coaches the game has a voice! It was a very productive and encouraging meeting. New WBCA initiatives were presented by the WBCA Director’s and supported by the board. Stay tuned and get ready for the change!

During the WBCA Board of Director’s meeting each summer we are privileged to have NCAA Academic and Membership Affairs staffs discuss DRAFTS of the newly proposed women’s basketball related legislation. Division I members of the WBCA Board had an opportunity to discuss those proposals and compile concerns that were shared with you in the legislative survey that you were asked to complete last month. In addition to newly proposed legislation the DI WBCA Board of Director’s took the following action:

• DI Institutions must be PRESENT during the WBCA DI Business Meeting to vote on legislation;
  
• Allow voting right transfers to take place onsite following the morning open forum and discussion. Considering NOT allowing transfers prior to convention….therefore must be present for discussion in order to transfer vote.
  
• DI Business Meeting is long but vital to our success and better to have all in one day versus spread over the 4 days of convention. Total commitment for one day!
  
• DI needs a “culture change” as it relates to confronting coaches that violate NCAA rules. If you break the rules it is time for your peers to take ACTION. Also continued education on NCAA Enforcement and violation practices and procedures.
  
• Coaches and institutions must decide if they will continue to pay “packet prices”. Due to anti-trust laws, these CANNOT be influenced by NCAA rules and regulations. End of discussion.
  

2009-10 Division I WBB Related Proposals Survey

• This year the WBCA sent out a survey to gauge DI Head Coaches support of the 2009-10 NCAA Women’s Basketball Related Proposals. Results were forwarded to the Women’s Basketball Issues Committee (WBIC) before its August 20th meeting. The results of the survey as well as the list of coaches who participated in the survey are posted on wbca.org, DI legislative page.
• Please be aware that the proposals voted on were based on the original NCAA draft. On August 14th, the NCAA released the Publication for Proposed Legislation (POPL) for 2009-10. These final draft proposals may be stated slightly different than what was originally stated in the survey. All NCAA women’s basketball related proposals can be found on wbca.org, DI legislative page.
• Two of the three proposals that received the minimum 70% majority vote at the 2009 WBCA Convention in St. Louis were supported by the WBIC. Those recommendations were sponsored into the 2009-10 NCAA Division I legislative cycle.

WBCA Foresight Committee Process

• The WBCA will continually track the current proposals that are in the 2009-10 NCAA Division I legislative cycle.  All updates will be posted on wbca.org. 
• It is time to start the process of submitting issues to the WBCA that you would like to see voted on by DI Head Coaches at the 2010 WBCA National Convention, DI Business Meeting in San Antonio. Each Conference Captain is charged with holding conference calls with the coaches in their conference. On that call, conference coaches are to discuss and bring up any issues they would like the WBCA membership to vote on during the 2010 WBCA National Convention, DI Business Meeting. Please prepare any issues that you feel need to be brought forward through the WBCA Foresight Process for your conference call.
  
• On September 21, 2009, the WBCA Foresight Committee will convene by conference call. Conference Captains have until October 15, 2009 to submit any issues to the WBCA. Legislative issues will be compiled with pros and cons, and then forwarded to all DI members before the holiday break for discussion throughout the season.
  
• The “new issues” submission window is open until March 19, 2010. Any issues that come up over the season may be sent to the WBCA to be added to the list. There will be an open forum during the morning session of the WBCA National Convention DI Business Meeting prior to an electronic vote taken on all of the legislative issues.
  

Legislative Q & A

Q1:  I have a software program on my computer that, when I send emails, converts them to a text and sends it to a cell phone. Is it ok to send an email to a prospective student-athlete that would be converted into a text?
A:  No, an Official Interpretation was issued on July 11, 2007 states that it is not permissible for institutional staff members to use a service or software that converts electronic mail (e.g., e-mail) sent by an institutional staff member into a text message when received by the prospect. [Bylaw 13.4.1.2]

Q2:  I just signed up with a mircroblog (e.g., Twitter, Facebook) and I am posting updates. Is it permissible for prospective student-athletes to follow me on these sites, even if followers can get this information on their cell phones?
A: Yes, this is permissible as long as there is an option for the users to opt out of receiving the updates if they so choose. The NCAA released an Educational Column on July 14, 2009 that states it is permissible for an athletics department staff member to send electronically transmitted correspondence to a prospective student-athlete using a service that permits a private message to be sent between only the sender and the recipient in a manner comparable to traditional email (e.g. Twitter “direct message”).

Institutions should note that pursuant to Bylaw 13.4.1.2 an institution may send electronically transmitted correspondence to a prospective student-athlete in women’s basketball beginning September 1 at the beginning of the prospective student-athlete's junior year in high school. Institutions should also note that e-mail communication is not limited to traditional e-mail services provided by an institution, Web site or Internet service provider (e.g.,Gmail, Yahoo! Mail). Permissible e-mail communication extends to communication through electronic services and applications comparable to traditional e-mail in which a message is sent directly to another individual. Accordingly, it is permissible for an athletics department staff member to send electronically transmitted correspondence to a prospective student-athlete using a service that permits a private message to be sent between only the sender and recipient in a manner comparable to traditional e-mail (e.g., Twitter "direct message"). However, as previously noted, all other electronically transmitted correspondence through other services or applications remain impermissible, including those that may be directed to a specific individual but are accessible to other users of the service or application (e.g., Twitter "@replies" or "mentions").

Additionally, institutional staff members may not use a service or software to convert e-mail into a text message (or other prohibited form of electronically transmitted correspondence) when received by a prospective student-athlete. Therefore, to the extent an athletics department staff member is aware that a prospective student-athlete is receiving a permissible form of electronic communication in an impermissible format (e.g., receiving e-mail as text messages) such electronic transmission is prohibited. However, if a coach is unaware of how a prospective student-athlete has elected to receive a particular form of communication, the coach is not responsible for sending an impermissible form of electronic correspondence. For example, if a coach is aware that a prospective student-athlete has elected to receive Twitter direct messages as text messages and the coach continues to engage in a direct message conversation as a means to circumvent the restrictions on text messages, the coach has committed a violation. However, if the coach is not aware that the prospective student-athlete has chosen to receive these direct messages as text messages, the coach has not acted contrary to the legislation.

Q3: What information may I post on a micro blog?

Q4:  : A prospective student athlete and her parents are driving to campus for an official visit. The prospect text messages me where they are and asks me where we were meeting first. If I text message her back the answer, is this a violation?
A: Yes, this is a violation. Electronically transmitted correspondence that may be sent to a prospective student-athlete (or the prospective student-athlete's parents or legal guardians) is limited to electronic mail and facsimiles. All other forms of electronically transmitted correspondence (e.g., Instant Messenger, text messaging) are prohibited. It would have been okay to call the prospect back to answer the question. [Bylaw 13.4.1.2]

Q5: Cindy, a prospective student-athlete, arrived at 8 p.m. the night before her official visit. A coach at University College picked up Cindy at the nearest airport. As they were walking through the airport to collect Cindy's luggage, Coach bought a “to-go” meal for Cindy to take with her on the drive to the hotel. Does the receipt of this meal being the 48 hour official visit period?
A:  No, the 48 hour period does not begin with Cindy’s receipt of the to-go meal as this meal is considered to be received while in transit. A prospective student-athlete may receive a drive-thru or "to-go" meal while in transit with an athletics department staff member from the major airport or bus or train station nearest the institution without beginning the 48-hour official visit period. However, such expenses may not be provided for any other individual who is accompanying the prospective student-athlete on the official visit (e.g., parents, spouse, children) prior to the start of the 48-hour official visit period. So if Cindy’s father accompanied her on the visit, the Coach could purchase a to-go meal for him, but would start the 48-hour official visit period. The coach should not purchase a “to-go” meal for Cindy’s father if they do not want the 48-hour period to start. [Ed Column 05/05/2009]

Q6:  Katie, a prospective student-athlete, arrived for her official visit at 11 a.m. at the nearest major airport. A coach at University College picked up Katie at the airport. Katie and the coach stopped to eat lunch at a "sit-down" restaurant in the airport since it is an hour drive back to campus. Does the provision of a meal begin the 48-hour official visit period?
A:  Yes, 48-hour official visit period begins when the coach and prospect stop to eat the "sit-down" meal at the airport. A prospective student-athlete may receive a "sit-down" meal at the major airport or bus or train station nearest the institution while accompanied by an athletics department staff member at the time of his or her arrival for an official visit or a "sit-down" or "drive-in" meal enroute to the institution's campus with an athletics department staff member, even if such a meal occurs outside a 30-mile radius of the institution's campus; however, such a meal begins the 48-hour official visit period. Under these circumstances, the prospective student-athlete's parents (or legal guardians), spouse and/or children may also receive such a meal. [Ed Column 05/05/2009]

Q7:  I have an incoming freshman who has not been certified by the NCAA Eligibility Center yet. Is she still able to practice?
A:  In order for an incoming freshman to be eligible for practice and competition, she must be certified as a qualifier and receive a final certification of amateur status from the NCAA Eligibility Center.

Practice While Awaiting an Amateurism Certification:
A Subcommittee for Legislative Relief blanket waiver was granted to permit, for the 2009-10 academic year, recruited and nonrecruited student-athletes to engage in countable athletically related activities, except for competition, beyond the 14 day and 45 day limits noted in NCAA Bylaws 12.1.1.1.3.1 and 12.1.1.1.3.2 (amateurism - temporary certification period).  Student-athletes who have requested final amateur certification and who are on the institution's Institutional Request List (IRL) may engage in countable athletically related activities, except for competition, until a final amateurism certification is completed, provided the student-athlete is otherwise eligible to practice (e.g., meets initial-eligibility requirements).  Student-athletes may not compete until a final certification is complete and those student-athletes who receive a final certification that prohibits them from practicing may not use the blanket waiver.  The blanket waiver only applies to amateurism certifications and does not apply to the temporary certification legislation for academic certifications in Bylaws 14.3.5.1.1 and 14.3.5.1.2.

Practice While Awaiting an Academic Certification
If a recruited incoming freshman reports for athletics participation before the student’s academic status has been certified, the student may practice but not compete, for a maximum period of 14 days.  If a non-recruited prospective student-athlete reports for athletics participation before the student’s academic status has been certified, the student may practice but not compete, for a maximum period of 45 days.  After either period, the student MUST have their academic status certified in order to continue to practice and to be eligible to participate in any competition.  At that point, until final certification they must cease all countable athletically related activities. [Bylaw 12.1.1.1.3, 12.1.1.1.3.1, 12.1.1.1.3.2, 14.3.1, 14.3.5.1.1, 14.3.5.1.2] 

Q8:  I scheduled two prospective student-athletes to come on an official visit this past weekend. Two of my student-athletes were assigned to be the student hosts (one for each prospect). One of the prospective student-athletes did not show up for the official visit due to car trouble. We met the remaining prospective student-athlete at a local restaurant. Is it a violation to still pay dinner for the student-athlete that was suppose to host the other prospective student-athlete that weekend but now was not going to be a host?
A:  Yes it would be a violation. Paying for a student-athletes meal in this case would be considered an extra benefit and complimentary meals may be provided to the student host if she is accompanying the prospective student-athlete during the prospective student-athlete’s official visit. [Bylaw 13.6.7.5-(b)]

Q9:  I need to send an NLI to a prospective student-athletes’ high school. Is it ok for me to send it to the attention of the prospective student-athletes’ high school coach so that he/she may deliver it to her?
A: No, if an institution has a high school or junior college coach deliver the NLI to a prospective student-athlete, the high school or junior college coach would then be considered a representative of the institution’s athletics interests. The request to deliver the NLI triggers impermissible assistance in the recruitment of a prospective student-athlete If you need to send an NLI to a prospective student-athlete’s high school, send it to the care of the Guidance Counselor and keep any athletics interest out of the process. [Bylaw 13.02.13 and Official Interpretation item o, 12/15/1983]

Q10:  Is it permissible to telephone a parent about his/her daughter if that parent is on the daughter’s nonscholastic team staff? How does this work with counting against telephone call limitations if I talk about other prospects on the team and not about the daughter?
A:   Parents on the staff of their daughter’s nonscholastic team must be treated like parents: no additional access is permitted because they happen to be a nonscholastic coach or on the staff of the nonscholastic team. All telephone rules/restrictions still apply. If a parent is on the staff of the nonscholastic team, telephone calls to that parent count against the telephone call limitations for the daughter and are permissible during the identified periods of time. This applies even if the DI coach wants to talk to the parent/nonscholastic staff member about an individual other than the parent’s daughter. [Bylaws 13.1.3.1.3 and 13.1.3.1.3.1]

Q11: What if the parent in the above question was also the head scholastic coach for his/her daughter - If the DI coach called the parent to talk about other prospects on the team and not the daughter, would it still count against the telephone call limitations for the daughter?
A:  No, if the parent was also the head scholastic coach and the communication is UNRELATED to the recruitment of the coaches’ daughter, the call would not count against the telephone limitations for the daughter. However, if any part of the conversation involves the recruitment of the daughter, it would need to be counted and is subject to the times when such telephone calls are permitted. [Bylaw 13.1.3.1.3.1]

Q12:  Is it permissible to have in person, off campus contact with a parent about his/her daughter if that parent is on the daughter’s nonscholastic team staff? How does this work with the contact limitations if I talk about other prospects on the team and not about the daughter?
A:  Parents on the staff of their daughter’s nonscholastic team need to be treated like parents: no additional access is permitted because they happen to be a nonscholastic coach or on the staff of the nonscholastic team.  All contact rules/restrictions still apply.  If a parent is on the staff of the nonscholastic team and a DI coach has contact with the parent, this counts as a contact and one of the five recruiting opportunities for the prospective student-athlete/daughter.  This contact may occur only during permissible contact periods.  [Bylaws 13.1.6.4 and 13.1.6.4.1]

Q13:  What if the parent in the above question was also the head scholastic coach for his/her daughter - If the DI coach has in person, off campus contact with the parent to talk about other prospects on the team and not the daughter, would it still count as one of the five recruiting opportunities for the daughter?
A:  No, if the parent was also the head scholastic coach and the contact is UNRELATED to the recruitment of the coaches’ daughter, the contact would not count against one of the five recruiting opportunities for the daughter; however it would count against the 100 recruiting-person days.  If any part of the conversation during the contact with the parent/head scholastic coach involves the recruitment of the daughter, it would need to be counted as a contact and one of the five recruiting opportunities for the daughter.  [Bylaw 13.1.6.4.1]

Q14:  I am preparing my staffs schedule for the October non-scholastic weekend. Is it permissible for a replaced coach to not have to return to campus before engaging in additional recruiting activities, provided no more than three coaches engage in off-campus recruiting activities each day like we were able to do this summer?
A:No, the newly adopted legislation exception is ONLY for the July evaluation period. The recruiting rules relating to the permissible number of coaches off-campus at any one time during the academic year have not changed. The coach being replaced may not engage in additional recruiting activities until after he or she returns to campus. [Bylaw 11.7.4.3 & 11.7.4.3.1]

Q15: I was able to schedule a practice scrimmage on Friday night, but because of the distance from our institution, we are going to have to leave early Friday morning, causing some student-athletes to have to miss class. It is permissible for me to take my team to this scrimmage?
A:  It is not permissible for student-athletes to miss class to travel and participate in a practice scrimmage. Legislation was adopted in January that states that no class time shall be missed by basketball student-athletes in conjunction with an informal practice scrimmage, including all associated activities (e.g., travel, pregame and postgame activities). [Bylaw 17.3.3.1-(a) and 17.3.5.3-(h)]

Q16: Last year, I scheduled an exhibition game for November 7, 2009 with a foreign team that was going to be in the United States at that time. Are we still able to play that game?
A:  You may still be able to play that game ONLY if you had signed a contract with the foreign team before August 15, 2008. If not, you will not be able to play that exhibition game against the foreign team. Only exhibition contests against four-year collegiate institutions (other than an NCAA Division I Institution) are now permitted per Bylaw 17.3.5.3-(g).

Q17:  During pre-game warm-ups, is it permissible for my Director of Basketball Operations to rebound for the team?
A: No, your Director of Basketball Operations with sport-specific responsibilities may not perform any on-court duties that could be considered coaching during practice, games and organized activities, such as rebounding for the team, without counting in the coaching limitations stipulated in Bylaw 11. Participating in coaching related activities would trigger the definition of a coach and would require the Director of Basketball Operations to be declared as a coach and count against the coaching limits. While Director of Basketball Operations should not be involved in any manner with practice activities, it is permissible for these individuals to observe practice without having to count toward the coaching limitations. Finally, Director of Basketball Operations may sit on an institution's bench during an institution's contest provided the individual does not engage in any coaching activities. If an institution permits Director of Basketball Operations to sit on the bench, the institution is responsible for ensuring that these individuals are not engaging in any coaching activities. [Bylaw 11.7.1.1.1 and 02/05/2009 Educational Column]

Q18: This year, due to the economic conditions, my institution did not print media guides. An electronic media guide was created for media purposes and to put on our athletics website. It is possible for me to give a prospective student-athlete our media guide on a flash drive?
A:  Yes. On August 14, 2009, the academic and membership affairs staff determined it is permissible for an institution to provide prospective student-athletes with a media guide on a digital media storage device (e.g., compact disc, flash drive, memory disk), provided the storage device does not include any content other than an exact reproduction of the media guide. Further, any packaging (e.g., label, insert) is limited to a reproduction of the image(s) contained on the cover of the media guide or other identification of the institution (e.g., name, logo) and the media guide (e.g., sport). Finally, storage devices used for this purpose must not exceed the minimum standard capacity necessary to store the media guide (e.g., a media guide of 103 megabytes should be stored on a standard 128 megabyte flash drive). [Bylaws 13.2.1 (general regulations) and 13.4.1.1 (printed recruiting materials)]

Q19:  Is it ok for my secretary to take a call and answer any questions from a prospective student-athlete’s parent if the prospective student-athlete had not signed a National Letter of Intent?
A:  No, legislation states that a noncoaching staff member may perform the functions set forth in Bylaw 11.7.1.2-(b), making telephone calls to or receiving telephone calls from a prospective student-athlete (or prospective student-athletes parents, legal guardians or coaches), after the calendar day on which the prospective student-athlete has signed a National Letter of Intent. For an institution not using the National Letter of Intent in a particular sport, or for a prospective student-athlete who is not eligible to sign a National Letter of Intent, a coaching staff member may perform the functions set forth in Bylaw 11.7.1.2-(b) after the calendar day on which the prospective student-athlete signs the institution’s written offer of admission and/or financial aid. [Bylaw 11.7.1.2.2]

Violations Corner - NCAA Enforcement

Due to the growing concerns in women’s basketball about rules violations and ethics, the WBCA has decided to add this section in Compliance Corner. Every issue, we will be posting 3-4 secondary violations that have been reported to the NCAA and institutional and NCAA action. These are just a few of the 100’s of violations that are being reported. Case decisions that happen every day can be found on LSDBi.

The WBCA received numerous complaints about coaches violating NCAA rules following the July evaluation period, yet the NCAA did not receive a single call. If you are attending an event, see a violation, can give the who, what, where, and when – Call or email Elizabeth Ramsey, Assistant Director of Enforcement, at 317-532-7062 or at eramsey@ncaa.org. It is important that you understand violations can be reported anonymously. You DO NOT have to give your name. The NCAA is obligated to investigate every violation reported to them.

1. Violation: Associate head women's basketball coach sent a prospective student-athlete (PSA) a text message. Specifically, the coach received a text message to thank her for a congratulatory letter that the coach had sent to the PSA upon her verbal commitment to another institution. The coach replied to the text message, "You're most welcome," not considering that they were exchanging text messages and not e-mails. The PSA committed to another institution.

Action Taken: The associate head coach has been issued a letter of admonishment. Further, consistent with precedent cases, the entire coaching staff is precluded from having any written or telephonic communication with ALL PSA’s for a period of one week.

2.Violation: An assistant women's basketball coach evaluated prospective student-athletes (PSA’s) at an AAU practice. Specifically, the assistant coach was told an "open gym" was going to be held at a high school. The assistant coach was under the impression that this was to be a legitimate open gym and no instruction would occur. Upon her arrival, the individuals participating were performing shooting drills. She waited for the playing to begin, only to observe the coaches in attendance begin to provide instruction. One of the coaches providing instruction eventually approached the assistant coach and informed her that they were not going to play that day.

Action Taken: Written reprimand placed in assistant coaches' file for three years. Rules education review (a memo was provided from the compliance office to the women's basketball staff on 09/15/08 that clearly explained the rule regarding open gyms so rules education had taken place, but not followed). NCAA additional action: The institution should be required to reduce the number of recruiting-person days in women's basketball by two.

3. Violation: The women's basketball team did not have two days off during the week of September 14-20, 2008. A countable activity was mistakenly placed on the scheduled day off due to a schedule change because of an official visit.

Action Taken: A letter of admonishment was issued to head coach. Rules education was conducted with the women's basketball staff. The women's basketball team took four days off the following week in accordance with the NCAA “2 for 1” penalty structure.

 

Recent NCAA Interpretations Corner

Publishing Results of a High School Athletics Event Held on Institution's Campus (I) - Date Published: July 17, 2009

The academic and membership affairs staff determined that it is permissible for a member institution to post the results of a high school athletics event held on a member institution's campus on its institutional Web site or use other media outlets normally used by the institution to publish such results. The staff noted an institution must post complete event results and may not highlight the results of, or provide any commentary on the performance of specific participants and/or teams. [References: NCAA Division I Bylaws 13.10.5 (prospective student-athlete's visit), 13.11.1.4 (competition in conjunction with a high school, preparatory school or two-year college), 13.11.3.4 (high school, preparatory school and two-year college contests) and 13.15.1.5 (high school contest in conjunction with college competition); and staff interpretations (5/28/09, Item Nos. a and b)]

Video Materials Shown to a Prospective Student-Athlete (I) - Date Published: August 14, 2009

Recruiting Basics

Correspondence: Recruiting materials, both printed recruiting materials and written correspondences, such as e-mail, may be sent to a prospect beginning September 1st of the prospects junior year. Hardcopy correspondence may only be sent first-class or at a lesser rate.

Contact: Permissible for authorized athletic department staff members to make in-person, off-campus recruiting contacts and evaluations. Permissible during official visits and unofficial visits. Unofficial visits may occur earlier than a prospect’s senior year.

Evaluations: Permissible to be involved in off-campus activities designed to assess the academic qualifications and playing ability of prospective student-athletes. No in-person, off-campus recruiting contacts shall be made with the prospective student-athlete during an evaluation period. [Evaluation Period: September 16, 2009 through April 2, 2010 – Women’s basketball staff members shall not exceed 100 recruiting-person days. A recruiting-person day is defined as one coach engaged in an off-campus recruiting activity of a women’s basketball prospect on one day; two coaches engaged in recruiting activities on the same day shall use two recruiting days.

Quiet Period: Permissible to make in-person recruiting contacts only on the member institution’s campus. No in-person, off-campus recruiting contacts or evaluations may be made during the quiet period.

Dead Period: Permissible to make telephone calls, e-mail, fax or write to a prospect. No in-person recruiting contacts or evaluations are permitted on or off campus. No official or unofficial visits by the prospect to the campus.

Important Dates

Women’s Basketball Recruiting Calendar - www.ncaa.org

Sept. 1 through 15, 2009:  Quiet Period

Sept. 16 through 30, 2009:  Contact Period

October 1-6, 2009:  Contact Period

October 2-4, 2009:  Evaluation Period; Evaluations are permitted at nonscholastic women’s basketball events.

October 7-31, 2009:  Evaluation Period

November 1-8, 2009 and November 13-30, 2009:  Evaluation Period

November 9-12, 2009:  Dead Period

December 1-23, 2009 and December 27-31, 2009:  Evaluation Period

December 24-26, 2009:  Dead Period

National Testing Dates:
SAT:  October 10, 2009, November 7, 2009, December 5, 2009, January 23, 2010, March 13, 2010, May 1, 2010, June 5, 2009.
ACT:  September 12, 2009, October 24, 2009, December 12, 2009, February 6, 2010, April 10, 2010, June 12, 2010