UPDATES:

January 19, 2011 - 

Background Check Criteria Changed to All Felonies.  As in years past, ALL individuals involved in the operating or managing of an NCAA-certified event or league and all individuals who engage in coaching activities at an NCAA-certified event must be approved through the NCAA Participant Approval Program.  Beginning in spring 2011, the criteria utilized in the background screening will be changed and there will no longer be a distinction between violent and nonviolent felonies.  In the past, if an individual had been convicted of a nonviolent felony and the charge was older than seven years, an approval could be granted.  This is no longer the case.  If the background screen returns a felony adjudication for any reason at any time in the applicant’s history, that individual would be prohibited from receiving a participant approval number from LexisNexis and will not be permitted to operate an NCAA certified event/league or coach at an NCAA certified event.  See:  Memorandum Re: Background Check Criteria Changed to All Felonies

BEGINNING JULY 1, 2010 - You will be able to access the Certified Basketball Events and Leagues Web site by entering www.ncaa.org/basketballcertification  Bookmark this new address!!!