Tim Maddox on and off the court

academics. It requires that student athletes maintain a GPA of at least 2.0 in at least 11 core courses. It also requires that students have a minimum SAT score of 700, or an ACT score of 17.

Most schools have compliance officers that they have to report to. Coaches are also forced to do self-reports and self-evaluations. They must turn in any athlete who plays while being ineligible.

Colfer says that Cabrini doesn't really lose that many prospective students to its competitors like St. Joseph's University and LaSalle University. He stresses that at Cabrini, academics is number one.