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04/23 16:54 CDT Head of basketball coaches association: Coaches' input 'vital'
in age-based eligibility discussions
Head of basketball coaches association: Coaches' input 'vital' in age-based
eligibility discussions
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) --- The executive director of the National Association of
Basketball Coaches says input from coaches is "vital" in discussions about
going to an age-based model that would include five years of eligibility for
college athletes.
That comes as an NCAA panel has discussed the revamp that would give athletes
five years of eligibility with the clock starting when an athlete turns 19 or
graduates from high school, whichever is earliest.
"Coach perspective is vital to any legislative reform -- on matters of
eligibility that immediately impact roster management, the NABC views
collaboration and communication with coaches as non-negotiable," Robinson said
in Thursday's statement. "As the NCAA expedites this review, the NABC urges
that all stakeholders be brought to the table -- coaches included -- to
identify potential unintended consequences and to ensure these generational
changes are structured correctly."
The rule would offer limited exceptions, such as for injuries in what has been
a common reason for athletes to ask for and receive extra eligibility.
NCAA president Charlie Baker talked at the men's Final Four in Indianapolis
earlier this month, pointing to the need to build a simpler eligibility process.
He backed the plan weeks later in a recent interview with Sports Illustrated,
saying: "It became pretty clear, pretty quickly, that a lot of people really
appreciated the simplicity of (the concept) and the fact that it creates kind
of a clock."
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AP college basketball: https://apnews.com/hub/ap-top-25-college-basketball-poll
and https://apnews.com/hub/college-basketball
