Official Publication of the National Collegiate Athletic Association February 26,1992, Volume 29 Number 9 Basketball revenue distributior I slated Checks totaling $3 I .5 million million distributed in 1991, the valur from the haskctball fund of the per unit will be slightly smaller this NCAA revenue-distribution plan year, NCAA Associate Exccutivc will be mailed to the Division I Director Louis J. Spry said. membership April 24. The units represent the number l’hc revenue plan distributes of games played by members of money from the NCAA’s seven- each confcrcncc in the NCAA Divi- year, $1 billion television contract sion I Men’s Basketball Champion- with CBS to the membership ship over the prcccding six years. through six diffcrcnt funds. The ‘l’hc 1991 distribution reflected total distributed in 1992 will be tournament appearances from 1985 $75,425,000. to 1990. In that period, the value of Although the 1992 basketball each unit was made larger because fund is slightly larger than the $3 I .25 See Ruskc~rhall rcwcwur, page I5 Revenue-distribution funds The amount of money m each fund in the 1992 NCAA revenue-distribution p/an and when the checks wilt be mailed: Fund Total Date Basketball $31.5 mllllon April 24 Division II $2 million May 22 Sports safety Academic enhancement $7.425 million June 26 Needy student-athlete $3 million July 31 Kathy D. Clark of the University of Idaho makes a point for DE Paul II! Gikas (background) of the University of Michigan and other members of the NCAA Committee on Competitive $10 5 million August 14 Sports sponsorshlp Safizguards and Mediwl Aspects of Spotts. Clark, who will become the panel’s chair in Grants-in-aid $21 million August 28 September; and other committee members met Februav 17- 19 in Kansas Ciw, Missouri. See J stow on page 3. NCAA officials speak out on Kansas legislature proposal By Ronald D. Mott Procedures Act, would block the tor Stephen R. Morgan joined dress the impact of penalties im- innocent people in all cases. The NCAA News Staff NCAA from levying sanctions Schultr in urging the committee to posed upon a member institution. “Many times, in passing institu- -- against an institution’s athletics pro- reject the act, which was assigned to tional penalties on, there are people NCAA Executive Director Ri- gram, in whole or in part, if the a subcommittee after the two-day “It wasn’t long ago,” Schultz told who are affcctcd that, perhaps. we chard D. Schult/ led a group that pumshment affects any persons who hearings. the committee, “prior to 19X5, that don’t intend to be affected. And this testified February 20 in opposition were not guilty of violating Associ- there was a cry from the general issue is not a new one to the NCAA. to a proposed bill in Kansas that ation rules. The Athletic Association Proce- public for very severe penalties: ‘Do What can we do to provide penalties would undercut the NCAA’s en- NCAA President Judith M. dures Act is an amended version of something about the cheaters, you’re that will avoid this particular situa- forcement process and cripple the Sweet. University of Kansas Dircc- a hill that passed in the Kansas destroying intcrcollcgiatc athlct- tlon? The thought has been, ‘I.et’s NCAA’s ability to apply its rules tor of Athletic> Robert E. Frederick, Senate last year. The original bill its ’ WC now have the opinion 01 just penal& the coaches or the and regulations evenly throughout former Umted States Attorney sought to impose specific procedural many that the penaltles are too athletes involved.’ l‘hc membership the membership. (ieneral Benjamin R. Civilcttl and rcquircments on the NCAA en- tough and those processes arc unfair. has come to the conclusion that if The hill, the Athletic Association NCAA Associate Executive Direc- forcement process rather than ad- ‘I he NCAA IS very sensitive to the ‘Do& swift team Divisions I, II establish records at Convention tough to surpass Total attendance at the 1992 sented, better than the 334 in Dallas By Bob Hammcl NCAA Convention in Anaheim, in 1990, and the 2 10 Division II Rloomlngton (Indiana) HelaId-Times California, did not set a record, but members in attendance, exceeding both Divisions I and II had more the 207 in Nashville in 1991. In James “Dot” Counsilman put together and members represented than cvcr be- addition, the Division 1 attendance coached the most dominant team in the history of fore. rcprcscntcd 97.1 percent of all members of that division, tying the American athletics. ‘l‘he overall attendance of 2,282 Okay, so there’s a little bit of subjectivity involved mark set in 90 in Dallas. was the second highest in history As usual, every Division 1-A there, but probably not so much as would be but did not match the record 2,366 member was at the ConvcntionP involved in any challenge to that claim. Counsilman in Nashville, Tennessee, a year ear- coached in a stopwatch sport. Times are not I 16 of I 16. I here were two Division lier. The past three Conventions are I-AA members missing, one an in- the only ones in the NCAA’s X6 stitution and one a conference (97 of years to crack the 2,000 mark, start- 99). In Division I-AA/\, eight were Where are they now? ing with 2,171 in 1990 in Dallas. not there, seven of them conferences. The only Convention attendance So the Division I attendance repre- scntcd 296 of the 298 active institu- absolute proof of who would win in hypothetical records established in Anaheim were SW Drvrsion I. II, pugc IS matchups, but they’re a powerful clue. “The race the 335 Division I memhers rcprc- isn’t always to the swiftest,” Damon Runyon wrote, “but that’s the way to bet.” And in the early 197Os, with Mark Spitz and James “Dot” Counsilman In the News Gary Hall as headliners and nine other Olympians for a supporting cast on his swimming team at then on campus and take on the rest of the world Indiana Llniversity, Bloomington, Counsilman had in a dual meet that would go down to the last relay Legislative Assistance 2 Dates and Sites. _. 6 the swiftest. On one of his teams, he was four-deep for deciding. That was the whole rest of the world, Committee notices. 2 Championships previews. 7 in backstrokers who had won L1.S. national cham- as one team, including all the U.S. talent outside Competltlve safeguards. 3 Basketball stats. 9 pionships. Counsilman’s httle corps. ESPN brackets. 3 Eligibility appeals. .13 Could any other team ever ~ the Celtics at their It was in that period that the stopwatch said Comment 4 NCAA Record. .16 Counsilman could take his Indiana team-the one SW ~lY.hll~:~ ‘SMq-t.puye 14 Confemnce exchange .I 5 The Ma&et. .17 2 THE NCAA NEWS/February 26,1992 Committee notices Nominations solicited for vacancies Mrmber institutions are invited to submit nominations to fill interim vacancies on NCAA committees. Nominations to fill thK lollowing vacancy on three Council-appointed panels must bc rKce1ved by Fannie B. Vaughan. executive assistant, in the NCAA Vacancies on the Men’s and cia Sancholtr, Washington State 2). and Sondra Norrcll~Thomas, national office no later than March IX. Women’s Committees on Commit- University (l-8). Howard University(I-Region I-Dis- Men’s and Women’s Tennis Committee: Replacement for Robert H. tees and the Nominating Committee I’hc new chair must hK selected trict 2). Moorr, formerly at Florida Atlantic University, no longer at a member will bc filled by the NCAA <‘ouncil from among members who will be Not eligible for reelection: Robert institution. Appointee must bc from Division II and must be a men’s tennis during its April 13-1.5 meeting in in the last yrar of their terms [i.e., M. Swcazy, Texas Tech Univrrsity representative. Kansas City. MKmbKr institutions Robertha Abney, Slippery Rock (I&Region 4-District 6). are invited to submit nominations IJI1ivcrsity of Pennsylvania (11-2); for thcsc vacancies, which must be Janet I) I.LIGIS. James Madison Division II ~~Four members, In- Procedures still tentative reccivcd by Fannie B. Vaughan, University (l-at large); Peggy Pruitt, cluding at least one woman; one Kxecutivc assistant, no latrr than Ohio University (IA), and JoycK from each Division II Council rKp- The complete list of Division I coaches certification procedures March IX, 1992. Wong, Ilnivcrsity of Rochester (lll- rKsentation region. One Inust bK an does not appear in this issue of The NCAA News, as promised in the Following is a list of those whose at large)]. NCAA Council member. February 19 issue. terms expire, including those eligible Eligible for reelection if all bylaw The NCAA Division I Steering Committee reviewed actions taken and not eligible for rKelection. Com- Nominating committee One- rcquircments are met: Louise Al- during the Council’s January meeting concerning proposed proce- mittcc mKmbKrs’ divisions, districts yKar terms; limit of three years in a brecbt, Southern Connecticut State dures for coaches certification and authorized the NCAA Adminis- and regions, where applicable, are five-yKar period. Sixtrcn mKmbKrs, Univrrsity (II-Region I-District I). trative Committee to take a&Ion regarding the examinations’ in parcnthcses. at Icast one from each district. Four There is one vacancy to be filled proposed passing grades. Because the Administrative Committee’s mcmbcrs must bK Council members (creatsd by the resignation of Janet Men’s Committee on Commit- next telephone conference is February 27, the coaches certification whosK trrms do not Kxpire in .Janu- Kittell, California State Ilniversity, ‘l~hrcc-year term with no im- procedures have not been finalized.