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  NCAA Men's Basketball Ethics Coalition

The role of the NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Ethics Coalition is to promote ethical conduct among NCAA Division I men's basketball coaches through education, leadership and mentoring.

The Ethics Coalition's goal is to:

* Identify ethical issues facing Division I men's basketball coaches and provide best practices for dealing with those issues through educational materials.
   
* Be vocal in addressing ethical issues and build a coalition of coaches committed to ethical behavior.
   
* Act as mentors and resources to other coaches on ethical issues and concerns.


For more information on the Men's Basketball Ethics Coalition,
including a Roster of Ethics Coalition Members,
visit:

  
     
  Best Practices:  Agents  
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Guidance on a College Coach's Role Regarding Student-Athletes and Agents
 

    
    A college coach plays an integral part in proactively educating a student-athlete and his family about agent issues. A college coach should take advantage of  every opportunity to reinforce ethical conduct and informed decision-making when communicating about this subject.    
         
 
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  1. Identify student-athletes that will potentially interact with agents early in the student-athlete's career, particularly student-athletes who participate in USA Basketball and summer camps.

 		  
  2. Be proactive when educating the student-athlete, his family and circle of friends as to permissible and impermissible interaction with agents and persons associated with agents.

 		  
  3.  Meet with the student-athlete and his family to establish a timeline and  process for selecting an agent and defining the coaching staff's involvement in the process.

 		  
  4. Establish open communication with the student-athlete, his family, the coaching staff and the compliance department about agent issues.  Frequent dialogue is necessary to keep everyone informed.

 		  
  5. At the conclusion of each season, discuss the rules pertaining to NBA tryouts, private workouts and the involvement of agents with student-athletes who "test the waters."

 		  
  6. Consult with coaches who have successfully navigated agent issues.

 		  
       
 
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