
The Commission on College Basketball led by former U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice聽released a detailed 60-page report Wednesday, seven months after the NCAA formed the group to respond to a federal corruption investigation that rocked college basketball.
The NCAA-initiated Commission on College Basketball in April recommended sweeping changes that could drastically affect the 蜜柚直播 Wildcats and other major programs, but it asked for a lot of help in getting there.
The commission stopped short of recommending changes to the NCAA鈥檚 stance on amateurism, which forbids payments for play or endorsements.
Formed in the wake of the federal investigation that resulted in the arrest of former UA assistant coach Book Richardson and nine others with ties to college basketball last September, the commission called on the NBA and its players association to raise the draft-eligible age limit to 18.
The commission also asked USA Basketball to help revamp the summer recruiting events that are now largely run by apparel companies, and suggested the NCAA pony up significant resources to help pay for those events and fund athletes鈥� education if they put in at least two years on the court.
In moves the NCAA can make independently, the commission called for it to develop independent arms for investigation and enforcement, and to allow stiffer maximum penalties that could reach up to five-year postseason bans and lifetime show-cause orders for coaches.
鈥淭he majority of people in college basketball play fair and do the right thing,鈥� commission chair Condoleezza Rice said at a news conference Wednesday morning in Indianapolis. 鈥淲e applaud them and we hope our recommendations can level the playing field.鈥�
Many of the commission鈥檚 findings were parallel to those suggested by the Pac-12鈥檚 own task force. Pac-12 commissioner Larry Scott said he was pleased to hear that the plans mirrored each other.
鈥淲e look forward to working with the NCAA and our members to evaluate and implement the recommendations,鈥� Scott said in a statement Wednesday.
Both UA coach Sean Miller and athletic director Dave Heeke were unavailable for comment Wednesday. Heeke is expected to address fans Thursday during an athletic department 鈥渞oad tour鈥� stop outside McKale Center.
Here鈥檚 a look at the major recommendations of the commission and how they could affect the Wildcats: