Official Publication of the National Collegiate Athletic Association February 24,1988, Volume 25 Number 8 Schultz outlines NCAA position on college draft NCAA Executive Director Ri- there are some legal ramifications,” they have, which is if people find chard D. Schultz capped the 12th Schultz said. “But the feeling is that out about it, we’ll get you in the annual NCAA-sponsored College if a particular day were set that did supplemental draft. Our feeling, in Football ‘88 Preview with an address not interfere with the college season, talking to legal counsel, is that if and a question-and-answer session then any player who became inelig- this were made a part of the collec- that touched on a variety of topics, ible after the official draft date tive bargaining agreement, and if including the Association’s stance would not be available for drafting that date were published in advance, on a draft for college football play- until this supplemental draft date. that would solve most of the legal ers. “We don’t think this will neces- issues.” Schultz, speaking to approxi- sarily solve the unscrupulous-agent Schultz cited statistics that he mately 55 sports writers at the Feb- problem, but we think it would take said speak against a hardship draft. ruary 21-23 preview in Kansas City, away one of the arguments that See Schultz, page 2 Missouri, clarified published reports that he advocated a hardship draft and had presented a proposal to the Richmond will fill National Football League for a hardship draft. Schultz explained that the Commission vacancy NCAA’s position for years has been Tyronza R. Richmond, chancellor that student-athletes have the right of North Carolina Central Univer- to leave school at any time to sign a sity, has been appointed a Division professional contract and that the II representativeon the NCAA Pres- Association does not have the ability idents Commission. to force them to stay in school. He replaces Charles A. Lyons Jr., Schultz and Carl C. James, chair who retired as chancellor of Fayette- of the Professional Sports Liaison ville State University at the end of Committee and commissioner of December. Commission Chair John the Big Eight Conference, met last B. Slaughter made the Commission September with NFL Commissioner appointment. Pete Rozelle and proposed a sup- Richmond became chancellor at plemental draft for late December North Carolina Central in July 1986 NCAA Execuuve DlWctorRkfwdD. Schut& tee and Bob Rw&, or early January. after serving as dean of the institu- hesdd ofAug&ana cdkgs (tiMok), sham altghtermoment “There is some interest in that (a tion’s school of business since 1977. e&g ti College Foattutt ‘88 plrwkw In K8nsas CL$ Mhwud. supplemental draft) but we realize He worked for the U.S. Naval Weapons Laboratory in the early 1970sbefore beginning his teaching Kansas City planning special salute career at Syracuse University. He moved to Howard University in l@wua R. Rkhmond 1972as an associateprofessor in the to Final Four’s 50th anniversary school of business and public ad- management at American Univer- ministration and was promoted to sity and a Ph.D. in operations re- The second of a series commemo- The former stars, who helped president for athletics programs professor and associate dean of the search at Purdue University. and facilities at the University of mting the SOth anniversary of the build the tournament into one of school in 1974. He will serve the final year of NCAA Final Four. American’s greatest sporting events, Dayton, was designed to organize Richmond earned a bachelor’s Lyons’term in 1988and then will be will be honored at several events and coordinate all of the 50th anni- degree in mathematics at Fisk Uni- eligible for election to a full four- versary events and activities. The NCAA Final Four will take throughout the weekend. Addition- versity, a master’s in technology of year term on the Commission. on a touch of nostalgia when it ally, several special promotions and Frericks headsa Final Four Foun- wraps up the 1987-88season with its dation board of directors that in- 50th basketball championship in cludes Edward E. Bozik, director of Committee appointed to Kansas City, Missouri. athletics at the University of Pitts- The Division 1 men’s basketball burgh; two members of the Division tournament returns to the home of I Men’s Basketball Committee, and oversee Byers scholarship the NCAA headquarters for the two Kansas City area civic leaders. The first Walter Byers Postgradu- dent of Kentucky State University, 10th time to celebrate its golden The two members of the basketball ate Scholarship Committee has been a member of the NCAA Council anniversary with the stars of today committee are Fred A. Schaus, di- appointed, as approved by the and former member of the Presi- and yesteryear. The semifinals of rector of athletics at West Virginia NCAA membership at the January dents Commission; Jeffrey H. Fo- the Final Four are scheduled Satur- University, and Frank Windegger, Convention in Nashville. gelson, director of athletics at Xavier day evening, April 2, with the cham- director of athletics at Texas Chris- Named to chair the five-member University (Ohio); Jeffrey H. Or- pionship game set for Monday tian University. committee was Gail Fullerton, pres- leans, executive director of the Ivy night, April 4, in Kemper Arena. The two civic members are Jo- ident of San Jose State University Group, and Kenneth J. Weller, pres- A representative group of players seph McGuff, vice-president and and a member of the NCAA Presi- ident of Central College (Iowa). and coaches who participated in projects will highlight the 50th anni- editor of The Kansas City Star, and dents Commission. Fullerton also former NCAA Division III vice- past Final Fours will become part versary celebration as part of the William Harsh, honorary chair of served as a member of the former president and former Division III of a special anniversary salute that NCAA’s formation of the Final the Kansas City Organizing Com- NCAA College Athletics Top XII chair of the Presidents Commission. will surround the four collegiate Four Foundation. mittee of the Final Four. Serving on Committee. The Convention directed the teams that have survived the 66 The foundation, under the direc- the foundation’s board as treasurer Others named to the new com- Council to establish and appoinr team tournament. tion of Thomas J. Frericks. vice- See Kansas City, page 3 mittee: Raymond M. Burse, presi- See Committee, &ye 2 . r U.S. SupremeA Court to review Tarkaman case Players must The NCAA’s legal differences ketball coach for 30 years. He has that Mr. Tarkanian was afforded deemed to be governmental actions” with Jerry Tarkanian, head men’s been at Nevada-Las Vegas since more than adequate due-process that are subject to violations of a sign affidavits basketball coach at the University 1973; and in 1976, the NCAA ac- guarantees. He had at least five person’s constitutional rights. Student-athletes on teams se- of Nevada, Las Vegas, apparently cused him of Association rules vio- hearings with the NCAA and his The NCAA claims Tarkanian ar- lected for the NCAA Division I will be decided by the U.S. Supreme lations and sought his suspension. school, during which time he and ranged for a student to get a B grade Men’s Basketball Championship Coult. The case eventually reached the his attorney had the opportunity to without attending class, provided will be required to sign an aflida- The Supreme Court February 22 Nevada Supreme Court, which rebut the charges.” free air fare to a student-athlete, vit affirming that they have not agreed to review the II-yearold ruled that the NCAA had violated “We are pleased that the Supreme encouraged individuals to give the signed a contract with a player- case and a decision that Tarkanian Tarkanian’s constitutional rights by Court has agreed to review the NCAA false information to impede agent. won in Nevada Supreme Court that failing to afford him due process in case,” Kitchin said. “We have main- its investigation, falsely certified “The NCAA Executive Com- prevented the NCAA from having its 21/i-year investigation. tained throughout that recruitment, UNLV’s program as being in com- mittee believes that the impact of him dismissed from his coaching However, the NCAA contends admission and financial aid matters pliance with NCAA rules and failed student-athletes’ signing early position for alleged recruiting and otherwise. Association legal counsel and the conduct of student-athletes to comport with high ethical stand- with agents has been felt by the other NCAA violations. John J. Kitchin of Kansas City, and coaches should be left to the ards. See Players, page 17 Tarkanian has been a college bas- Missouri, said,‘We have maintained NCAA membership and not See U.S., page 2 2 THE NCAA NEWS/February 24,1988 Schultz Continuedfrom page 1 image that is portrayed for intercol- According to the statistics, the aver- legiate athletics today. Ask the aver- age number of years for careers is age person on the street, and he or 3.6 in the NFL and less than four she will say that universities are years in professional baseball; also, making millions of dollars off their there is a high divorce rate among athletics programs at the expense of athletes and over 50 percent of them the student-athlete, all coaches are bankrupt when their careers cheat, athletes don’t graduate and end. they are all drug addicts. That is just ‘When you put that into focus, not the case. that again highlights the importance “I think everybody needs to un- of student-athletes’ getting their de- derstand that and take a look at grees,” Schultz said.