Division II delegates will determine the fate of eight Division II legislative proposals next week at the 2019 NCAA Convention in Orlando, Florida. Delegates will vote at the Division II business session Jan. 26.

Retired University of Michigan professor and longtime faculty athletics representative Percy Bates will receive the 2019 NCAA President’s Pat Summitt Award. Bates will accept the award Jan. 25 at the NCAA Convention in Orlando, Florida.

NCAA Division II announced 24 regular-season men’s and women’s basketball games that will be highlighted in January and February on ESPN3 or NCAA social media as part of a new media agreement intended to promote the division on several platforms throughout the academic year.

The national Division II Student-Athlete Advisory Committee has selected Samantha Roberts of Texas A&M-Commerce as the 2018 Dr. Dave Pariser Faculty Mentor Award winner.

As the Division II membership prepares for the 2019 NCAA Convention, the national Division II Student-Athlete Advisory Committee has weighed in with positions of support for each of the nine legislative proposals Division II will consider.

In January, 10 exceptional former student-athletes will be honored as the 2019 Today’s Top 10 Award winners at the NCAA Convention.

The NCAA today announced a five-year, $2.5 million donation to Habitat for Humanity to support building or repairing decent and affordable homes.

The Presidents’ Award for Academic Excellence — presented to Division II member schools earning an Academic Success Rate of 90 percent or higher — will go to 27 schools in the eighth year of the program.