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The NCAA News Official Publication of the National Collegiate Athletic Association October 11,1993, Volume 30, Number 36 NABC summit to tackle basketball’s major issues NCAA legislation, gender equity opponunity to discuss the game’s letics directors, faculty athletics and-answer session with the me- on the sport of basked,all in recent and student-athlete welfare arc major issues. representatives, and ronfcrcnce dia. years, coaches say. The resrrirred- three topics that will be discussed commissioners. In addition, rrp- earnings-coarh designation, schol- “We would like to bring together The summit is necessary, ac- and debated at the National Asso- resentatives from various NCAA atship CUISand gender-equity issues the many groups of people who cording to NABC Executive Dirrc- ciation of Basketball Coaches committees will take part in the continue to cause serious concern havr an eff’ect on the game of mr Jamrs A. Haney, because Issues Summit October 18-20 in summit among the NABC membership. basketball,” Blaney said. “Our goal coaches do not have time to dis- Charlotte, North Carolina. Haney said an issues summit in is 10 continue to create opportunity cuss imponant issues thoroughly The summif’s goal, according to The four topics of discussion October gives the association more and keep the focus on the studcnt- during the NAB{: convrntion, NABC president and College of are game-related issues, legislation, time to identify and discuss legisla- illhlete:’ which is held in conjunction with gender equity, and student-athlete tion it wishes lo propose at future the Holy Cross head men’s basket- the Final Four each yrar. ball coach George Blancy, is to The summit will include repre- welfare and t-thics. Each topic will NCAA Conventions. bring together the many constitu- sentation from thr Divisions I and be discussed in a breakout session NCAA Iegislation aimed at cut- The NABC hopes to make rhe ent groups of basketball for the 11 coaching ranks, presidents, ath- and will be followed by a question- ting costs has had a major impact summit an annual event. Rawkgs ‘Pop,’ goes the record (?) appointed Well, maybe, if claims to Cofnmission that Warner had 22 extra victories are true Hunter R. Rawlings 111,president of the University All-time Division I-A of Iowa, has been appointed to fill the Big Ten By Ronald D. Mott C:onfcrrnc c’s position on the THE NCAA NEWS STAFF football coaching victories* NCM Presidents Commission. For more than a decade tlow. P,uJ~ He will replace Purdue LJni- 323 Paul “Bear” Bryant “Bear” Bryant has been regarded as versity President Steven C. Beer- Maryland, 6-2-l ; Kentucky, 60- the king of college football coaches. - ing, who resigned from the 23-5; Texas A&M, 25- 14-2; His 323 victories have ranked No. I alI- Commission due to schedule Alabama, 232-46-9. (imr in Division I-A. conflicts. Rawlings’ term will 314 Amos Alonro Stagg expire in January 1996. Rut Bryant’s standing now may bc in question, in light of information the Springfield, lo- 1 l-l ; Chicago, Rawlings became Iowa’s 17th N<:M statistics staff has learned. 244-l 1 l-27; Pacific (Cal.), 60- president in 1988. He previously J5ery year, rhe staff fields inquiries 77-l. had been at the LJnivrrsity of Ruwlings that might result in rhe alteration of 313 Glenn “Pop” Warner Colorado for 18 yrars, serving statistical rrcords. However, few, if any, Georgia, 7-4; Cornell, 36-l 3-3; as virc-prcsidcnt for academic affairs atlcl research, of thr inquirirs have held pofcntially Carlisle, 109-42-8; Pittsburgh, and graduate dean for the Colorado university more national sigrlific i111< c and inlrrrst 59- 12- 1; Stanford, 71- 17-8; system. than a researcher’s claim that Glenn Temple, 3 1 - 18-9. Since his arrival iit Iowa, Rawlings has focused OII “Pop” Warner actually leads BryarlI in improving undergraduate education, building health all-time coaching victor& at Division ‘Includes records at all four-yeor Instltutlonsfor coaches sciences into a position of national Icadcrship and LA schools. who hove coached at least 10 years at Division I-A institu- tions. increasing thr number of faculty positions in the collrge of liberal arts. Coached at Iowa State In March 1991, Rawlings was honored when the In a book to be published Iatcr this Narional Association of Basketball CCJilCheS srlec ted fall about the life of Warner-who Stilgg, whosr 314 virtories rank second. thr statistics staff. him to the NABC Silver Anniversary Team of formet currently is ranked No. 3 in coaching (II should be noted that Eddie Robinson To make such a decision, the statistics collcgiatc strldcnt-;ithlrtr~ who a( hirved leader-ship victories in Division 1-A with 313-a of GI-aml,lillg S(iltr IJnivrrsity is wrll stilft‘ weighs the evidence that it is positions ovc’r the preceding 25 years. As a 6-foot-7 researcher has disrovered Ihat War- ahead of iI11 coat hcs in victories at prcSrIlkd alid, ill SOnle GlSCS, CcJmInk- Haverford Collcgc undergraduate, Rawlings was a ner’s tenure as a coach at Iowa State four-year institutions, having rntcrcd sions research to prove the validity of standout IJ;IS~XI~~ and baskettlall player. University from 1895 to l!)OO is his 51 st season this year with 381 victo- thr c-otiflic-ring information. Rawlillgs received a bachelor’s degree with honors 1101 act-ountcd for in N(:M lhotball rirr.) Thr statistic-s stafflooks to the NCAA in classics from Haverford in 1966 and earned his rcc ortls. nr rcscan her c laims War-net Whether or not the rcscarchrr’s (~omrriunic alions Committee for gui& doctorate fiTJIlt Princeton IJniversiry in 1966. He won should be crrdirrd wirh an addirional findings will result in Warner replacing attcc art stalislics policies and procc- the LJnivcrsity of (Colorado Tearhing Excellence 22 victotirs, which would c atapctlt him Bryant as the Division I-A leader will Award in 1!17!1 and continues to participate in ahead of Bryanr atld A~NOS A~O~ILO hinge on the ouccomq of a review by See Record, page 16 ) undcrgraduatc teaching at Iowa. W In the News N On deck Briefly Page 3 n More than 3,000 institutions will be celebrating October 11-13 Council, Kansas City, Missouri National Collegiate Alcohol Aworeness Week Comment 4 October N-15 Men’s and Women’s Swimming October 17-23: Page 3. Committee, Marco Island, Florida Administrative Committee minutes 6 n Guest editorialist Steven J. Hatchell of the October 13 lnfroctions Appeals Committee, Southwest Conference contends that the footboll Football statistics Phoenix 7 bowl coalition remains the best alternative for Institutional assuring the best bowl games possible: Page 4. October 13-14 Special Committee to Oversee secondary infractions Implementation of the NCAA Initial n Water polo proponents ore hopeful that the Eligibility Clearinghouse, NCAA Record sport’s cost-effectiveness will make it an attractive Kansas City, Missouri The Morket choice for schools looking to add more women’s 14 October 17-18 National Youth Sports Program sports to their programs: Page 5. Legislotive assistance 16 Committee, Kansas City, Missouri Page 2 The NCAA News October 1 1, 1993 r TheNCAANew s -1 A weekly summary of major activities within the Associati ic Peer-review situation Schedule of key dates for discussed at meeting October and November 1993 Thr group, a suhcommittcc ofthr NCAA (;rndrr-Equity Task Force, hopes to asscm I,lr a manual rhat would he distributrd to the ‘t’he devrlopmcnt of a ~~00~ of peer rc- m~nihrr-ship by next fall. viewers was a primaly topic on tlic agcrid;i when tlic C:onimillrc on Athletics Certifica- Individuals who know of innovative gcn- lion met October 7 in D;ilhs. drr-cquiry approaches are asked to contact Peer rcvicwcrs art’ those individuals who Janrt M..Jus~us at the narional office. Justus will rvaluaLe the self-study that is requirrd of said that r-rsponsc so far has been light. rvcry Ijivision 1 institution. Peer-rcvicw team Rcgarcling gender-equity legislation, the mcmbcrs will inc ludr individuals who arc in- N<:AA (:ounc.il and NGU Prcsitlcnts C:or~ volvcd or have hecn involvrd in intercollc- mission have sponsored a proposal for the giate athletics in sonic way. Also, in Ihe first 1994 Convclilion tliiil would permit certain live-year cycle of the program, the rommit- t-merging wonic.n’s spom to be counted for tee hopes to have each peer-rrvirw tram OCTOBER NOVEMBER spans-sponsorship and rcvrnuc~distnbution chairccl hy an institutional chief cxecutivr RECRUITING RECRUITING officrr. purposrs. Men’s Division I basketball Men’s Division I basketball For more detail on gender-equity issues, A complete review of tlic October 7 nieel- 1-l 0 .__.___._______________________Contact period. 1-8 (8 a.m.) .__________.__._.__._._._Quiet period. ser the August 18, August 4 a11c1Junr 2 issurs ing will ;11~pc;ir in the October 18 issue of 1 l-3 1 ._______________________________ Quiet period. 8 (8 a.m.)-1 2 (8 a.m.) ___._______Dead period of The N(:AA News. The NCAA News. Women’s Division I basketball* 12 (8 a.m.)-30 ._.__._.__._.________Quiet period. ‘I‘hC first pan (Jfthc iiCIUa1 1JNYXSS began l-7 _.__ __ ___ _____ _____ __. _____ _______ Contact period. Women’s Division I basketball* Staff contact: Janet M. Justus in IaIr Srpreniber when tlic first orirnlalion E-3 1 _._._.___._________________.........Quiet period. l-8 (8 a.m.) ___.____._:_.