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NCAA elects independent leaders to top board

The NCAA Board of Governors on Tuesday selected the five independent members who will join college and university presidents on the board that sets the future direction for college sports.

DI basketball committee seeks feedback on multiteam-event concepts

The Division I Men’s Basketball Oversight Committee completed its review of criteria for multiple-team events at its most recent meeting, narrowing to two the concepts that will be shared with NCAA members for feedback.

NCAA women’s basketball unveils new strategic plan

The NCAA has announced its strategic plan for women’s basketball, a game plan to guide decision-making in the sport across all three NCAA divisions through 2024. NCAA women’s basketball engaged more than 1,000 stakeholders in the...

Proposal would let wrestlers compete in shorts

The NCAA Wrestling Rules Committee recommended allowing wrestlers to compete in shorts designed for the sport and removing all language in the rules book regarding the length of a wrestler’s hair.

June Courteau, NCAA national coordinator of officiating, announces retirement

After 51 years as a women’s basketball official and most recently as NCAA national coordinator of officiating, June Courteau announced that she is retiring effective May 31.

2019 AASP Career Development Award winners announced

Aayushi Chouhan of Delaware State and Javen Morrison of Alcorn State are the recipients of the 2019 Accelerating Academic Success Program Career Development Award.

Combined championships for NCAA basketball planned

The NCAA announced that the national championships for Divisions I, II and III men’s and women’s basketball will be celebrated as combined championship events in Atlanta during the 2020 NCAA Men’s Final Four and in Dallas as part of the 2023 NCAA Women’s Final Four.

NCAA names 2019 Byers Scholarship recipients

An NCAA committee has selected two former student-athletes as recipients of the Walter Byers Scholarship. The scholarships will go to Rachael Acker, a former swimmer at California, and Derek Soled, a former fencer at Yale.

NCAA names 2019 Jim McKay Scholarship winners

Two student-athletes on track to graduate in the coming weeks each will receive a $10,000 Jim McKay Scholarship, awarded by the NCAA to college athletes pursuing postgraduate studies in sports communications.

Hydration breaks approved in men’s and women’s soccer

The NCAA Playing Rules Oversight Panel has approved hydration breaks at a set time during each half of men’s and women’s soccer matches for the 2019-20 academic year.

Record-setting 2019 tournament concludes with thrilling Women’s Final Four in Tampa

Featuring its highest attendance in over 15 years, the 2019 NCAA Division I Women’s Basketball Championship culminated April 7 at the Women’s Final Four in Tampa, Florida, with the Baylor Lady Bears hoisting the national championship trophy for the third time in that span.

Targeting protocols approved for football

The NCAA Playing Rules Oversight Panel approved two adjustments to targeting rules in an effort to strengthen one of the most important calls of the game.

Board of Governors Diversity and Inclusion Programming Impact

In January 2016, the NCAA Board of Governors adopted a resolution to promote diversity and inclusion in athletics. In response to research findings on the barriers faced by ethnic minorities in the industry, the Association began a push to enhance the pipeline for racial diversity in coaching and athletics administration.

DI Council adjusts transfer rules

Student-athletes in some specific situations can now transfer and compete immediately without a waiver, the Division I Council decided this week. The Council met Thursday and Friday in Indianapolis.

DI Council adopts rules to curb early recruiting

A student-athlete's college search will more closely align with that of the general student body under new rules adopted this week by the Division I Council that are designed to curb early recruiting. The Council met April 18-19 in Indianapolis.

NCAA announces DI men’s ice hockey regional sites for 2020 and 2021

The NCAA Division I Men’s Ice Hockey Committee has announced the host sites for the 2020 and 2021 Division I Men’s Ice Hockey Championship regionals.

DIII Management Council supports adopting diversity and inclusion designee

The Division III Management Council recommended a proposal that calls for all member schools and conference offices to add an athletics diversity and inclusion designee.

Cal Poly did not monitor its book scholarship program

Cal Poly did not monitor its book scholarship program to ensure the administration of stipends followed NCAA rules

DII Management Council backs notification of transfer model

A proposal to adopt the “notification of transfer” model in Division II is one step closer to a membership vote. The Division II Management Council this week voted to recommend the Presidents Council sponsor the proposal for the 2020 NCAA Convention.

Student-athletes prepare for 2019 leadership forum

A total of 220 student-athletes representing a broad array of NCAA-sponsored athletics and possessing an immense range of experiences and perspectives will meet Thursday, April 11, through Sunday, April 14, in Orlando, Florida, for the NCAA Student-Athlete Leadership Forum. The leadership forum represents a collaboration between the leadership development and Division I, II and III governance groups at the NCAA national office.

Barry did not monitor its men’s soccer work study program

Barry University failed to monitor its men’s soccer work-study program, resulting in student-athletes being paid for work they did not perform.

NCAA Committee Announces Suspension Following Massachusetts-Denver Hockey Game

The NCAA Division I Men’s Ice Hockey Committee has announced that Massachusetts forward Bobby Trivigno has been suspended for one game under the NCAA’s supplemental discipline process as a result of an incident that occurred during the...

High Point did not notify student-athletes in writing of changes to scholarships

High Point and the NCAA enforcement staff agreed that the university did not notify 134 student-athletes in writing that their scholarships were reduced or canceled, according to a negotiated resolution agreement approved by a Division I Committee on Infractions panel.

Toolkit aims to help schools with degree completion requirement

Schools looking for information about the new Division I requirement to provide men’s and women’s basketball players with funding to complete their degrees even after they leave school can find it all in one spot.

NCAA to honor Minneapolis leaders as Living Legends

During the NCAA Men’s Final Four week, the NCAA office of inclusion and human resources will honor seven leaders as its 2019 Living Legends for their significant contributions in the Minneapolis and St. Paul, Minnesota, communities and for furthering inclusion within athletics.