Official Publication of the National Collegiate Athletic Association February 16, 1994, Volume 3 1, Number 7 Commission seeks Geiger more suggestions added to on ethical behavior Forum Member confercnccs, sclcctcd tions include: Ferdinand A. Geiger, director NCAA committees and officiating H Development of institutional of athlrtirs organizations are hcing asked by policies and codes of conduct gov- at the the NCAA Prcsidcnts <:ommission erning appropriate conduct by all University to ofkr additional suggestions for persons involved in inrercollegiate of promoting ctliical brhavior in col- athlc-tics programs, including tims. Maryland, lcgr athletics. H Assignrncnt of responsibility to (klllege The suggestions are hcing sought presidents and chancellors for hir- Park, has in response to rcc omniendations ing athlrtirs directors and coaches been added rrcrn~ly made hy the Presidents who have a philosophy consistent to the list of Commission Advisory Comrnittcc with those policirs and codes of panelists on Ethical Behavior in Collrgr conduct, and assignmctit 01 response fbr- tht= I!)!)4 Athletics. Tllat committee prcscnt- sihiliry to athletics directors and 0th (:ollrge ccl a report to the (:ommission in cr institutional officials for con- Foolball SJanuary suggesting ii variety of tJdl;llg all aspects of cvrnt man- Forum. actions that might be tiikerl at the ;lgcrrKrll. Griger joins NCAA Sccrclar-y- institutional and ronfcrcntc levels W Askirlg that sports committer Treasurer Prentice Gautt arid right to curb ullsl)nr~si~l~lillikc conduct with rules-making authority be prominent roaches for paiicl dis- among studr~ir-athletes, coarhrs dirccred to dcvclop sancrions for cussions ;II the 1Xth annual forum, and fans. participants in fights during coni- schcdulrd February 20-22 ill ‘I’he Commission approved the petition and that conferences and Kansas City, Missouri. report and directed the copies he officiating organizations constant- Disrussion topics will inrludc sent to ( hitf rxrrutivc ofliiccrs ill ly ad consistently iiJ>[)ly those S;UK~ Remembering a legend cost colltiiitlt~l~ll~, acadcrllic stall- niembrr irlsritutions, NCAA sports lions. dards, violcllc c in sports and a rules-making rommittrcs, confcr- H Asking that rules-making corn- Division 1-A tootball playoff (see Bud Wilkinson (right), who built the University qf Oklahomu cncc and ofliriating organizations, tnitters study the need for more February 9 issue ot The NCAA and coaclirs assorialions. stringent rules addrrssing other jAtbnl1 team into n national powerhouse, died February 9 q/ Nrws for infoimatioii about other ‘l‘he text of the rcpoil appears on forms of inappropriate niid ahusivr congestive /art fuilu,re. Ile is rememberedji)r being more than sch~dulrd panelists). page 21 of this issue 01 The NCAA hchavior in c onipetition. just an olLtstnncLirl.Rj~nt~~~ll coo,&. See@ge 3. (;riger is in his fourth year at News. Malylancl. Durillg his tenure, hr See Ethical, page 28 F ‘l&c co~nmittt~c’s recommcnda- has oversccii thr c ot~i1~letion of ;I tirw training facility at l~yrd Stadiunl, ~hr rrnovation ot‘loc ket Women’s participation numbers increase again facilities fbr several varsity spcmIs and a resurgence of the mm’s has- kctl)all program, which sold out cvcry home confcI-~rlc c pm last scx-,o11. ‘13~ c oml~iricd p;uticipalion Iota1 cent ill l!)!W!K%, hlingirl”g the IIUII~- .l‘hr 1!161 ~l~~ld~lilt~ 01 Syracuse bcr of‘ tc~ni:tlc rompctitoi s to thr of2X6,!)00 is thr highrct since 1!W& How sports-participation numbers compare over the last decade: IJniversity l)ccilrllr dirrcror- ofatll- thl-csllol~l.ofthc 100,000 mark. Xti, whrll 2!)5,382 took parI in Ietics at SI~OWII IJllivrrsiry in 1972 Year Men Women Total ‘l‘hc NC:AA ’s ;m~lual paiticipatiotl NCAA sports. Of the I !1!)2-!)S trml, ittltl moved to another Ivy Group 65.2 pt~rcc’ii~ wcrc 111c11illlC1 34.X SlUtly S2lOWCd thilt !)!).58!) WOlllCll 1984-85 201,063 91,669 292,732 SChoolLthc Ilnivrrsily of Penn- coml~tcd in varsity sports in 1!,!,2- pci~ccnt wcrc women. 1985-86 200,031 95,351 295,382 sylvaniaPin 1975. Before going to ‘I‘llc tO1ill number includes com- 1986-87 190,017 91,101 281,118 93. ‘l‘h;lt is lk l:UXt?St tOtal cvef iilltl Collcgr Park, (;eigcr was clirrc-toi petitoi~s in c r0v and squash. whic.h 1987-88 178,941 89,825 268,766 is the tllil tl consecutive annui~l of ;ttlllc.tic s at Stanfol~d IJllivrtsily arc spo~iso~c~I t)y 10 or iiiorc‘ 1988-89 180,144 91,406 271,550 illrr-ease. ‘l‘hc total ills rt’ase for for 1 I yCilT.S, a period in wliich rc~hools. 1989-90 177,156 89,212 266,368 woniri~ over 199 1-92 wits 3,392 p:u- 1990-91 184,593 92,778 277,371 Sranford teams c Iaimed 27 NCAA .l‘he sports with lht, Ijiggest par- c-hampionsliips. tiripiilllS (S.52 pClTCllt). tic ipant gains wcrc womrn’s socrer 1991-92 186,045 96,467 282,512 1992-93 187,041 99,859 286,900 (;rigrr c-m-i-cntly scrvt3 on Ihc See Numbers, page 23 b S~J~Cial Events Commiltct-. W In the News w On deck News Digest Page 2 n Denny Crum, head men’s basketball coach at the February 16 18 Division I-AA Football Committee, Briefly 3 University of Louisville, is elected to the Naismith Kansas City, Missouri Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame: Page 20. Comment 4 February 17- 18 Committee on Athletics Certification, w A record 254 chief executive officers attended the, Phoenix State legislation 5 1994 NCAA Convention in San Antonio, bettering the February 19-22 Division II Football Committee, Interpretations previous high by four: Page 22. K ansas City, Missouri Committee minutes 7 n The Southeastern and Atlantic Coast Conferences, February 22-25 Division I Women’s Volleyball Basketball statistics 9 two Division I-A conferences in the College football Committee, Austin, Texas NCAA Record 24 Association, agree to separate television pacts that will February 22-25 Division II Women’s Volleyball The Market 25 take effect when the CFA’s contract expires after the 1995 season: Page 28. Committee, Kansas City, Missouri , 1 <II,,*. Page 2 The NCAA News February 16, 1994 - r 1-1 I- D TheNCAANew s 3 - l- 33 A week y summary of major activities within the ALSSOC iatic bn Efforts continue to set Schedule of key dates for date for mediation meeting For more detail, SW theJanuary I:! issue February and March 1994 of’l‘he N(:M News. The Comtttunity Rclatiorts Scrvitr of 01~ Staff contact: Ursula K. Walsh. 1I.S. Justice Department is attempting to schedule ;I rncdi;ilioti srssioti beforr rhe end of February for the NCM and tttc Black Coaches Association. Among the issues to be discussed during New deadline established such ;I session, which would he Ihr first fare- for submitting proposals to-fare meeting between the groups since the J~~tc;q NCAA Cottvcttrion, will hr atadem- .. The deadline for submitting proposals for tc standards for eligibility, gcndcr equity, lint- restructuring the N<:M membership has its on acccss to studetlt-athletes and tninoti- hren cxtendcd front March 1 to August 3 1. ty oppottttnirirs in athlrlirs. Thr NCAA Joint Policy Board took the ;tc- The groups wcrc schcdu1rd to meet Fch- tion at its February 2 ntccting. to hove assigned to their institution. The list rusty 6, but the meeting was postponrd bc- FEBRUARY The Board noted that although rcstruc- cattsc NCAA Frrsidrttts (~ommissiott (:hair RECRUITING should be returned to Rebecca G. Bowman, turing legislation still can bc proposed for the .Judirh E. N. Albino was unable to attcntl. Men’s Division I basketboll NCAA compliance representative, ot the no- l-1 7 ________.__.____.____._____._._.____Quiet period. tional office. 1!)95 N<ZM Convention, it recommends that The mcdiatiott is in response to ~hr (on- 18-28 ._._______.__._______._.___.Evaluation period. the I!)!)5 event be used instead as a forum for troversy resultittg front tttc clcfcat of I!)!)4 Women’s Division I basketball* MARCH discussing the matter. If so, restt-uctuting lrg- (:ottvention Proposal No. 42. That proposal RECRUlllNG 1-7 ._.___._._.____________.______________Quiet period. islation likely would be considered at Ihe l!l96 would h;ivr iris rrasrtl Ihr titm~hrt~ of pt~r- Men’s Division I basketboll 8-28 ___._._._____..._. .______.._. Evaluation period. Convention. missible scholarships for Division I mctt’s Men’s, women’s Division II bark&all’ 1-3 ___. _. _. _. __ ____ __ _. _. _. ___. __ __.Quiet period. For more detail, st~eJanttary 12 ;u~d~J;utu- b;tsketb;tll programs frotn 13 IO 14. Quiet period to the dote of the prospect’s ini- 4-22 __.___. _. __. _. _. _. .Contact period. 23-30 _.__..__.___..___.__._.._..._._._.Quiet period. sty I!) issurs of’Thr N(:AA Nrws. For more detail, WC the J;tnu;tty 19 and tial high-school or tweyear college contest. 3 1 ___, ____ ____ __ _. ___. ___ ____ .Dead period. J;utu;uy 26 issues of“I‘hr NCM News. After that, evaluation period. Staff contact: Tricia Rork attcl Stephen R. Division I footboll Women’s Division I bask&all’ Staff contact: Francis M. Canavan. Morgan. l-4 (8 a.m.) ____._._____._.____._.___.Dead period. l-29 _._._.