The NCAA News
Total Page:16
File Type:pdf, Size:1020Kb
The NCAA News Official Publication of the National Collegiate Athletic Association April 21,1993, Volume 30, Number 16 Legislative ideas Basketball shot clock spark reactions winds down fkom membership In an rffort to increase the ex- citement of play as well as to ad- The membership has rc- pus, the survey went to chief exec- dress the problem of excessive sponded to a survey seeking reac- utivc officers, directors of athlrtics, fouling near the end of the game, tions to a list of 17 legislative faculty athletics representatives, the NCAA Men’s Basketball Rules concepts sent in January by the senior woman administrators and Committee voted at its annual meet- NCAA Sperial Committee 10 Re- rompliancr coordinators. ing 10 reduce time on the shot view Financial (Conditions in In- clock from 45 seconds to 35 set- 14 percent response tercollegiatr Athlrtirs. onds. The 17 concepts are those being A total of 701 individuals (14 “The committee believes that 35 considered by the committee as prrrent) responded to the request seconds on the shot clock will rero~nnlendi~tions for the 1994 for comment The largest number keep game action more continu- NCAA Convrntion. Also included of responses (38 percent) came ous and at the same time allow in the survey were six longer-term from athletics directors. more conservative teams to still legislative concepts, five financial The survey askrd rrspondcnts use ball control,” said Hem-y 0. aid models and four recommen- 10 indicate whether they strongly Nichols, secretary-rules editor of dations to institutions and confer- support, support. somewhat sup- thr men’s rules committee. “In ences, all of which are being stud- porl, somewhat oppose, oppose 01 addition, because possession of ied along with the Irgislativr con- strongly oppose each of the 17 the ball will change quicker, teams cepts as possiblr (ost-coiitailinieiit concepts, six longer-term concrpts, trailing at the end of the game will rccornrrlrrldations to the NCAA five financial aid models and four not find it necessary to fOlJl as Presidents Commission. recommendations to institutions much.” Survey results will be evaluated and conferences. The 45second shot clock was by the committee at its April 29-30 Although all of the concepts introduced to the men’s game dur- tilrrting in Chicago. Recommen- generally received favorable reac- Flip side ing the 1985-86 season. Women’s dations will br subrnittrd to the tion, more respondents indicated collegiate basketball rules have Presidents (:ommission by Junr. they either strongly support or Hope !@ivey-Shzelq ‘s t@orts on th balance beam helped the rrquired a 30-second shot clock Nearly 5,000 smveys were sent support legislative concrpt No. 5, llniversity of Georgia win thx NCAA Women’s Gymnastics since 1971-72, and the NCAA Wom- to individuals at member institu- which would eliminate pregame Championships April 15-l 7 at Oregon State University. See en’s Basketball Rules Committee tions and ronfcrrnres, plus rcprc- off-campus housing before rew- championships sto?y, page 6. did not make a change at this srntatives of administrative and meeting. c oarhrs associations. On each cam- See Survey, page 17 ) Meeting April 12-I 4 in Kansas City, Missouri, both the men’s and women’s rules committees also Luedeke joins Presidents Commission addressed end-of-thr-game admin- istration by voting to stop the game J. Barton I.ucdcke, president of will serve thr rrmaindrrof Magitl’s thr development of a campus-widr crrditation teams. He recently was clock after made field goals in the Rider (:ollegr, has joinrd the term, which expires in January commitment to the valuing of di- clcc ted vice-chair of the board of last minute of the game and thr NCAA Presi- 1994. Hc will bc eligible for reelec- vrrsity, thr completion of several the Association of lndcpcndent last minute of any overtime period. The rule prohibits SlJbStitUte play- dents <,orr1- tion to a full f&r-year tcnn. facility projects and the expansion ~ollcgrs and Llnivcrsitirs of New mission as a ers from entering the game in this Luedeke became the fifth prcs- of Rider’s involvement in the Jerst-y and is a member of the Division broader community. National Commission on Campus dead-ball situation. ident of Rider in July 1990. He “This rule change will prevent MAA at~h-ge previously had served al Rider lor LJnder Luedeke’s leadership, <:oncerns. rnrmbrr. rc- problems near the end of the game l!) years as assistant to the prcsi- Rider cntcrcd into an affiliation placing Sam Hc rarned his doctorate in involving delays in putting the ball dent, associate provost, dran of agrcemcnt with the Wesrminstei uel H. Magill higher-education administration in play after successful field goals;’ the school of continuing studies, (:hoir College in Princeton, New of Monmouth with an emphasis in statistics and Nichols said. and, most rcc rntly, as vice-presi- Jersey, that resulted in a full mergrr College (New rrscarch drsign from thr IJnivrr- The men’s committee voted to drnt for a( ademic affairs and pro- of the institutions in July 1%)2. Jersey). sity of Illinois, Champaign. He has dclctr the five-second dribbling vast. Magill rem Luedeke Luedeke actively has been in- a master’s in counseling from Xav- violation while closely guardrd, signed his position on the <:om- As president, I.urdeke has es- volved in regional accreditation, icr LJniversity (Ohio) and rarned saying it was unnecessary due to mission because he is retiring as tablishcd an agrnda that includes having served on 15 Middle States his undcrgaduatr deg-er at Han- president at Monmouth. Luedeke major strategic planning initiatives, and New England Association ac- over Collcgc. See Basketball, page 18 ) N In the News N On deck April 21 Division I Men’s Basketball Committee, Summer basketball H In a guest editorial, athletics administrator leagues 7 Terry Don Phillips and coauthor Poul Makris say St. Petersburg, Florida that efforts to obtain gender equity must take Basketball postgraduate April 21-24 Wrestling Committee, Marco Island, interest into account: Page 4. scholarships 8 Florida n The Nationol Youth Sports Program is a recip- Compliance briefs 9 April 22 Special Committee to Review Rules ient of the Giant Steps Award for helping to Federation by Sport, Chicago interpretations Committee realize the academic and athletics potentiol of minutes 9 youths: Page 6. April 23-24 Student-Athlete Advisory Committee, San Francisco Basketball statistics 10-13 H The NCAA Committee on Athletics Certifica- tion is seeking a large number of nominees to April 26-27 Gender-Equity Task Force, Dallas NCAA Record 19-20 serve as peer reviewers in the certification process: Special Events Committee, San Antonio Page 16. April 27-30 The NCAA News April 21, 1993 TheNCAAN ews la--l-/I u-w@ES~ L A weekly summary of major activities within the Association Next meeting. April FLY) iit (:Iiic.ago. Council considers Schedule of key dates committee’s proposal for April and May 1993 Basketball-fund checks April to be mailed April 23 ‘I‘hc lirst installment of‘tlic I!t!)TI0 N(;AA 1’11~sI)cci;ll coiiiuiittcc I ~~Y~IIIIII~~I~~~~~I;I r-~vrrii1r-tlistt.1l,iltiorl @I will IX. p;~itl April \(.I 01 “I~I~~~~III~II~~I\~~~I)cn;illics ” lh:it woiiltl :ip- 2’9 wl,cll c.hcc ks lioln ttlc, I);tskctt);~ll 11111(1M’( ’ l)ly IO n1;~jol viol;t1or.s 01 N(AA It~~isl;~tio~~. iii;iilc(l to I)ivisioll I Ill~llll,c.rs. (:~~rrc~~~tlv,;I sc.101 riiiIIinlI1n1 I)(.“;‘llic.s is IO ‘1’11~Spcci;il Atlvisoly (:0111,11iltcc to Kc= IX, inq)ob(.(l 01, ;,,,k \( IIOOI tlctc~nni~~c~tlI)y tlic virw Kc~ornniciitl;itio~~s Kcg;nclill~ I)is(lit)- (:orlln1ittcc. 011 111Ll;iclions to 1)~ :I 1l~jo1 vio- utiotl 01 KCVCIILICS h;1s aI>I~~r~rl tllc Mlow I;itol. 1111IcsstIIc (otllillittcc dctcl1l~illc.s tllc iii!: clistril~utioi~ cL1tcs: c;isc to I)c “lillici”c ” I:l~tlcl O,c II(‘~ ;iIj- APRIL for sports other than football and basketball RECRUITING due to district selection committee chairs. I~asl\c~~l~allI ’IIII~ ~ AIM il 5. l~10;icli. tlic c.0lilliiiltc.c woultl 1)~ ficc to ;iI)- Division I football 30 -Conference grant application forms for I)iviGoll II liii1d ~ VIq 21. l)ly ;ii1\ 01‘ ;iII 01 III<, I)r~5iiiiiI)ti\,c. l)~~i~;iltics l-30 .._.............._.... .._._... Quiet period. 1993 due at the national office Ac;,clc,l,,ic -~,,I,;,I,, <YII,‘,,I l,,t,,f ~ J,,IIc, 23. .q$iist ;I in;!joi~ Liol;~tor. Division II football Sf”‘i;il~;,s~ist;,,,c (‘ f,,1,,1 pm.J,,ly Xii. 1.11~.(I1.0q:c5 .LI’~’tlcsigilc~cl 11)I~MC~II tlic, l-30 ..___..___....__..Quiet period, MAY Sl)oits~sl)(“isoi\Iiif) f’il,,tl ~~~ .211g,iSl 1::. c.l’lctl 01 &!(:A/\ l)~~~;iltics ilg;li,,St lllO\(. wII0 except during any high-school allLstar game RECRUITING (;t.;ults-iiiGrl fi1ntl ~ Auq1st 27. w(‘i~c 1101iiivol\c.tl iii ;III irif’i-;ictioii. that occurs in the state in which the member Men’s Division I bakehall institution is located (evaluation period). 1-31 Quiet period. For more detail, wt. IIR~ AlGl I 1 issilc 01’ Men’s Division I basketball Worn&s Division I basketball’ Ill<. N( :/\A KC,\\ \. 14 (noon). ._. .._._.. Dead period. l-3 1 _................_._._.............. Quiet period. 6 (noon)-7 (8 a.m.) .._._._..Quiet period.