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Coaches Head to Minneapolis for 2019 Final Four & NABC Convention

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THE OFFICIAL NEWS MAGAZINE OF THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF BASKETBALL COACHES

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From the Editor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 MITCH, BURCHARD Leave Indelible Impact On Men’s Collegiate Basketball Rick Leddy

Young vs. Old Debate Continues In Quest For NCAA Championship . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Dana O’Neil

From the Executive Director. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Protecting Integrity in the Coaching Profession And Men’s College Basketball Jim Haney National High School Basketball Coaches Association. . . . . . . 18 The Gift of Struggle Rich Czeslawski

Answering Questions on Summer Recruiting Changes . . . . . . . . 12 2019 Hillyard NABC Golden Anniversary Award. . . . . . . . . . . . .

2019 NABC Division III Outstanding Service Awards. . . . . . . . . . . 16 2019 Preliminary Convention Headline Events Schedule . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

NCAA Eligibility Center. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Guide for the College-Bound Student-Athlete Failures Can Lead to Something Better . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Carey Casey NABC Chaplain’s Corner. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 ASK: What Do You Want From Me? Pastor Donnell Jones

National Association of Basketball Coaches 1111 Main Street, Suite 1000 Kansas City, Missouri 64105 Phone: 816-878-6222 • Fax: 816-878-6223 www.NABC.org ______________________________________________ NABC EXECUTIVE STAFF Jim Haney Executive Director Reggie Minton Deputy Executive Director Carol Haney Senior Director of Internal Affairs Troy Hilton Senior Director of Corporate Relations and Association Affairs Stephanie Whitcher Chief Financial Officer Rick Leddy Senior Director of Communications Rose Tate Director of Membership Ebony Donohue Associate Director of Membership Mark Heatherman Senior Director of Special Events Janelle Guidry Director of Convention Wade Hageman Director of Corporate Relations Jenna Wright Director of Convention Housing Eric Wieberg Director of Digital & Social Media

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2018-19 NABC BOARD OF DIRECTORS Charlie Brock, President, Springfield College Mike Brey, 1st Vice President, University of Notre Dame Jamie Dixon, 2nd Vice President, TCU Gary Stewart, 3rd Vice President, Stevenson University Johnny Dawkins, 4th Vice President, University of Central Florida Lennie Acuff, Director, University of Alabama in Huntsville John Calipari, Director, University of Kentucky John Thompson III, Director Matt Margenthaler, Director, Minnesota State University Tommy Amaker, Director, Harvard University Pat Cunningham, Director, Trinity [TX] University Bill Coen, Director, Northeastern University Frank Martin, Director, University of South Carolina Matt Painter, Director, Purdue University Bob Huggins, West Virginia University Cuonzo Martin, University of Missouri Bill Self, 2017-18 Past President, University of Kansas Jeff Jones, 2016-17 Past President, Old Dominion University Tom Izzo, Director Emeritus, Michigan State University Phil Martelli, Director Emeritus, Saint Joseph’s University Ernie Kent, Director Emeritus, Washington State University Bob Burchard, Director, Columbia College D ave Archer, Director, National High School Basketball Coaches Association T hom McDonald, Director, National Junior College Athletic Association

EX-OFFICIO MEMBERS NABC Executive Director: Jim Haney NABC Deputy Executive Director: Reggie Minton CPA: Brian Welch, Welch & Associates, LLC N ABC General Counsel: Dennis Coleman, Ropes & Gray, LLP (Boston, MA) B oard Secretary: Rick Leddy, NABC Senior Director of Communications Dan Gavitt, NCAA Senior Vice President of Basketball Dan Guerrero, Director of Athletics, UCLA J eff Hathaway, Chair, NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Oversight Committee Kevin Lennon, NCAA Vice President for Division I Governance PHOTO CREDITS: Page 8 (Reagan Lunn/DukeMBB); Page 9 – Top (Murray State Athletics); (Michigan Photography); (Matt Riley, UVA Athletics); (Kansas Athletics); Page 9 – Bottom (Wisconsin Athletics); (NC State Athletics); (UNC Athletic Communications); (Houston Athletics); Page 10 (Andrew Ferguson/Tennessee Athletics); Page 11 (Chet White/Kentucky Athletics); (Gonzaga Athletics); Page 15 (McKendree Athletics); Page 16 (Pomona-Pitzer Athletics & Carnegie Mellon Athletics). Time-Out is published quarterly by the National Association of Basketball Coaches. Printed by Allen Press.

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FROM THE EDITOR, Rick Leddy

MITCH, BURCHARD

Leave Indelible Impact On Men’s Collegiate Basketball There’s no doubt that college basketball coaches and members of the media have a symbiotic relationship. Although there may be contentious moments between the two professions, they both share the love of the game. At the end of this basketball season, college basketball will be without one representative from each of those groups, both of whom have had a substantial impact on the growth of college basketball. Joe Mitch, the long-time executive director of the United States Basketball Writers Association (USBWA) and Columbia (Mo.) College Head Basketball Coach and Director of Athletics Bob Burchard have both announced plans to retire.

BOB BURCHARD A trailblazer for the National Association of Intercollegiate athletics (NAIA), Burchard is the first representative from that association to have a seat on the NABC Board of Directors, having joined the board in 2012. The NAIA could not have selected a better representative for all of college basketball. Now in his 31st year at Columbia College, Burchard has had a legendary career guiding the Cougars’ men’s basketball team and athletic department. He has been inducted into the Missouri Sports Hall of Fame and the NAIA Hall of Fame. Burchard received one of the NABC’s highest honors, the Guardians of the Game Pillar Award for Leadership in 2010. As of January 15, 2019, Burchard had coached his men’s basketball team to a 781-261 record, good for a .749 winning percentage. He ranks No. 1 among all active NAIA men’s coaches in wins and is 33rd all-time among all college basketball coaches in that category. The Cougars have reached the NAIA National Tournament 22 times during Burchard’s tenure as coach, including a run to the NAIA National Championship game in 2009.

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“What I enjoyed most about Columbia College was that everything fit so perfectly,” said Burchard. “My wife, Faye, was the dean of student affairs for 29 years and Columbia College allowed us to fulfill our professional goals together.” “I was able to recruit student-athletes you would like to be around and still win. It fit all of my boxes.” “Through my NABC association, my desire to touch the elites in the game of college basketball was fulfilled through working camps overseas and five years with USA Basketball,” Burchard said. “It provided an opportunity to touch the best of the best. Being a member of the NABC board was a life experience.” “Bob was a great representative for the NAIA in all facets, and more importantly – a thinker and doer,” said NABC President Charlie Brock, head coach at Springfield College. “His wisdom had great credibility. Bob brought a lot to the table in all of our meetings.” “It has been a pleasure to know Bob and hear his wisdom expressed during our board meetings,” said Haney. “He represented Columbia College and the NAIA in an impressive fashion and will be missed.”

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JOE MITCH I first met Mitch, who has headed the USBWA for 36 years, just about the same time he started his current position. He joined the Missouri Valley Conference as assistant commissioner in 1985 while I was hired on a part-time basis as a media consultant and secretary for the NABC Board of Directors. One of my earliest responsibilities assigned by then-NABC Executive Director Joe Vancisin was to work with Mitch in arranging an annual meeting between the NABC board and the USBWA board. It was a unique time then when the top men’s basketball coaches and legendary sportswriters took the time to gather face-to-face to discuss anything and everything about college basketball. Up until a few years ago, Mitch would bring the outgoing president of the USBWA to receive the Ray Marquette Award to the annual NABC Guardians of the Game Awards Show, held each year on Sunday evening during the NABC Convention and NCAA Final Four. That was another great intersection for the coaches and writers that was eventually curtailed due to the never-ending obligations of the USBWA members to file stories during that time before Monday’s championship game. All during those years, Mitch was growing the USBWA membership from a few hundred members to more than 900 sportswriters and journalists who cover college basketball. “Joe Mitch aced the job. Not only was he operating the controls, Joe was the USBWA’s good will ambassador and gave the organization a respected presence in basketball circles,” said Blair Kerkhoff of the Kansas City Star, USBWA president in 2000-01. “His dedication, his ability to make every member feel welcomed and valued and his leadership during challenging times in the industry will forever be appreciated. We will long benefit from Joe’s tenure as USBWA executive director.”

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The Michigan State University graduate has been at the forefront of developing programs to promote college basketball and sports writing. The USBWA awards scholarships to students pursuing careers in sports journalism and sponsors a best-writing contest each season for stories about college basketball. Mitch guided the development of numerous USBWA awards including the Oscar Robertson Trophy, presented to the national players of the year; the Henry Iba Award presented to the Division I national coaches of the year; and the Wayman Tisdale Award, presented to the USBWA national freshman of the year. The working relationship between the NCAA and USBWA has also benefitted from Mitch’s leadership. The two groups have aided improved working conditions for writers in areas such as access to players and coaches, security and seating at games. Under Mitch, the USBWA also created a hall of fame; the Katha Quinn Award, recognizing those in college basketball who have either excelled in servicing the media or provide an inspiration to those in the sports journalism profession; The Rising Star Award, recognizing journalistic excellence by members under 30 years of age; and the Most Courageous Award, presented to a player, coach, official or administrator who has demonstrated extraordinary courage reflecting honor on amateur basketball. “Joe Mitch is special. He is the consummate professional. Joe was never looking for personal recognition but pursued what was best for the Missouri Valley Conference, college basketball writers and college basketball,” said NABC Executive Director Jim Haney, who worked with Mitch while serving as commissioner of the MVC for three years. “His years as the USBWA executive director mirrored the incredible growth and popularity of men’s college basketball. I truly believe that Joe was an important player behind the scenes in the advancement in our sport.”

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FROM THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, Jim Haney

Protecting Integrity in the Coaching Profession And Men’s College Basketball Q&A with Executive Director Jim Haney

During the past several months assistant coaches who had been arrested in connection with the Department of Justice investigation of men’s basketball have plead guilty to bribery charges and face up to two years behind bars. What are your thoughts?

Having said that, the best thing we can all do is make righteous decisions all day, every day. Is that easy to do? It is not. If it were easy, we would all be doing so. In our efforts to get ahead, win, win more, earn more money, build our reputation as well as fighting fears for our job security with its potential loss of income and standard of living for our family, we can sacrifice our integrity.

First, I am saddened for those coaches and their families. This has to be an incredibly difficult period in their lives. Secondly, I should also say that the head coaches and the basketball programs these assistants represented have been tarnished as well. Doubts have arisen as to the ethical conduct of coaches and their programs. There is nothing so precious as one’s integrity. Whether it be a coach, program, university or sport, exhibiting integrity is earned not given. It must be resolutely protected. When integrity is lost, it is very difficult to earn back because there will be people who are outspoken in their judgments based on past errors in judgement and never define us as anything but by our mistakes. They close the door on the possibility of redemption from sins committed. It is my fervent hope that we, as coaches, learn from this investigation and recognize whether it is a Department of Justice investigation or an NCAA investigation, the negative connotations are huge. One final thought is that the media attention that ensues after it becomes public knowledge that an investigation into our conduct is being looked at by the DOJ or NCAA is overwhelming. All the speculation is often much worse and damaging than the results of the investigation itself.

Secondly, I remember hearing coaches during the past year say that the DOJ investigation is limited to just a few coaches, therefore, why the need for a Commission on Men’s Basketball and the changes to recruiting that followed? What are your thoughts?

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In the ensuing days after the Department of Justice press conference held hours after 10 people, including four assistant coaches, were arrested, there was a title wave of comments about it was inevitable that this was going to happen. There was a wide net thrown over the men’s basketball coaches and the game itself that those involved in the game were corrupt or had knowledge of the corruption and did nothing about it. Men’s basketball coaches were considered a major part of the problem and the future of the game itself was in doubt. Speculation concerning how many coaches would be indicted was a major topic of the day. Assumptions were made that the head coaches must have known what the assistants were doing illegally. The game and coaching profession were under verbal assault. The NABC Board of Directors made strategic decisions in the early weeks after the DOJ announcement. They voted to form an Ad Hoc

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Committee of 15 members to discuss and develop recommendations for change to earn back trust in the coaches and the game. The goal was, as Guardians of the Game, to be an integral part of the solution to the problems. This would be a complete reversal from being characterized as the problem. Over the months that followed, the Board and Ad Hoc Committee shared their time for a series of conference calls in the midst of the season to develop recommendations that supported the goal and be part of the solution. The Commission on Men’s Basketball received input from conferences and other collegiate groups and associations with recommendations on how to fix what was broken. The NABC met with the Commission and provided written documentation during the months leading up to the Commission developing its recommendations. When the Commission presented its recommendations to the NCAA Board of Governors and Division I Board of Directors, there was only one outside group acknowledged, the NABC.

As you know there is criticism from coaches regarding the Commission’s recommendations some of which are linked to recommendations from the NABC Ad Hoc Committee. What are your thoughts? First, our nature as human beings is to oppose change particularly when it is not a change we are authoring ourselves. Although we may not totally agree with last year’s recruiting calendar, we learned how to make it work for our needs. The unknown can be scary and upset the recruiting plan we have had in the past. Secondly, in the months following the formation of the Commission there was speculation that nonscholastic evaluation in the summer was going away and there might not be any summer evaluation opportunities. The NABC Ad Hoc Committee made the case to the Commission on how important summer evaluation was for the vast majority of Division I institutions. It supported scholastic events in June and a NCAA Regional Camp concept in the summer as well.

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It sounds like you accept the criticism but believe the goal was achieved. Is that correct? That is well stated. It was mentioned on numerous occasions during Board and Ad Hoc Committee calls that there would be 351 (the number of DI Head Coaches) opinions as to what should be done. The members of the NABC Board and Ad Hoc Committee were resolved not to recommend what they believed would be best for their individual programs but what is best for the future of men’s basketball, the game and the coaching profession. Having made that statement, it should be noted not every position that the NABC advocated was supported by the Non-Scholastic Working Group, the NCAA Council and/or the NCAA DI Board of Directors. However, the national conversation after the Commission presented its recommendations was no longer the coaches are the problem. We were seen as part of the solution!

Finally, the NCAA announced it was planning to collaborate with the NABC and WBCA on a coaches’ licensing program. What is that about? The origins of that announcement are rooted in a recommendation by the Knight Commission to develop a coaches’ certification for DI coaches. You can change recruiting rules and threaten increased penalties for NCAA rule violations which was done. However, to reinforce ethical behavior there must be an annual education program that addresses the importance of ethical behavior by all coaches! How do coaches make decisions in the face of pressures not to? We must earn back trust that men’s basketball coaches care about the integrity of our game ahead of personal interests by coaches pursued by unethical means. If men’s basketball has another scandal on the heels of the DOJ investigation into men’s basketball that is still unfolding, the game and the profession will take a huge step backwards. By collaborating with the NCAA to develop a Division I men’s basketball licensing program, we are proactive in underscoring the importance of integrity.

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Young vs. Old Debate Continues In Quest For NCAA Championship By Dana Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Neil

Sometimes it’s difficult to pinpoint the theme of a season, the games not playing out the way we expect, the chaos mashing up what once seemed obvious. Not so for 2018-19. No, for this year it all boils down to a variation of the same three words young versus old. This, of course, has been the essence of the debate in college basketball since the one-and-done rule came into play, a question of which is more trustworthy - the tantalizing talent of youth, or the steady hand of experience? But perhaps not since Anthony Davis and Kentucky rolled to a national title in 2012 have the lines been so clearly drawn. On the one side is Duke and the Blue Devils’ dizzying collection of freshmen and on the other, essentially is everyone else. According to our good friend, Ken Pomeroy, Duke ranked 347th (out of 353 teams) in experience, the Devils’ .72 years of experience well off the national average of 1.68. The question, as we steamroll into the NCAA Tournament, is does it matter? Can talent overcome inexperience? Duke certainly didn’t seem to struggle with it. In fact from the jump, the Blue Devils displayed a poise and chemistry that belied their lack of familiarity. Despite their ridiculous individual talents, the freshmen had no problem sharing the ball or playing within the game. And then there are those individual talents. Zion Williamson and R.J.

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Barrett are likely to become the first players from the same team to go 1-2 in the NBA Draft since Davis and Michael Kidd-Gilchrist from that 2012 Kentucky team. Williamson immediately became must-watch TV, making people in the stands and at home hold their collective breaths whenever he dashed on a fast break, and Barrett, the prototype of today’s position-less player, simply stuffed the box score every night. Tre Jones feasted at the options available to him, the perfect point guard to lead the chorus, and Cam Reddish served as the spotup shooter no opponent could ignore. But the grind of the tournament and the mental focus it requires is not like the regular season and history has proven that, more often than not, the teams that have been through it know how to win it. This year, there are plenty of teams that have been through it. Which brings us to Virginia. No team in the history of the NCAA Tournament has the experience that the Cavaliers have - and none would want it. Last season, Virginia became the first 1-seed to lose to a 16, the historic win by UMBC handing the Cavaliers an albatross that would hang around their neck this entire year. Six players returned from that team, led by Kyle Guy, Ty Jerome and DeAndre Hunter and not surprisingly, they played like a team on a mission.

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Then again, so did Tennessee. A year ago, the Volunteers were picked last in the SEC. This season they were selected to win it. It didn’t matter. They still played like the team picked last, carrying a chip on their shoulder even after they earned their first No. 1 ranking since 2008. There are a host of reasons why - despite a devoted fan base of basketball fans, Tennessee still is considered a basketball school; head coach Rick Barnes has resurrected programs at Providence, Clemson, Texas and now Tennessee, but has never quite earned his due because he’s still missing that national title. But really the attitude starts with the Vols’ best two players. Grant Williams and Admiral Schofield were lightly recruited out of high school, one deemed too pudgy, the other not easily pigeonholed into a position. Now the duo makes most player of the year short lists but plays like those kids no one wanted. Speaking of forgotten, shall we head out to the West Coast? Late tips and little in-conference competition rendered both Gonzaga and Nevada a bit out of sight, out of mind as the season progressed, the two getting their due in the rankings but little in the way of national conversation. That’s a bad idea. The Zags, remember, did beat Duke in Maui way back in November, winning that game without big man Killian Tillie. Tillie has since returned, bolstering a roster that is nearly wizened in experience. Rui Hachimura and Brandon Clarke are juniors; Corey Kispert and Zach Norvell, Jr., are sophomores, Geno Crandall is a senior and then there’s Josh Perkins, the set-it-up point guard, who seems like he’s been directing Mark Few’s charge forever. Nevada might be en route to becoming the new Gonzaga, in the meantime, as Eric Musselman lays the foundation for something sturdy in Reno. The Wolf Pack entered the season with tons of pressure, the new darlings on the block after its Sweet 16 run a year ago. The Pack has done nothing to disappoint, with senior Jordan Caroline and twins Caleb and Cody Martin shouldering the offensive load for a team that isn’t shy about scoring. It’s tempting to label Nevada as this year’s Loyola-Chicago, but frankly that role belongs to Buffalo, a team cut of the same mid-major cloth that has earned its way in the rankings thanks to its own offensive mindset.

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Except Nate Oats’ squad, led by C.J. Massinburg, isn’t sneaking up on anybody this year, what with wins over West Virginia and Syracuse, plus last year’s first-round upset of Arizona. No one will be accused of ignoring Michigan or Michigan State, two programs so established and solid they’re impossible to ignore. Yet both the Wolverines and Spartans had doubters when the year started. Michigan began the year ranked 19th, pollsters rightly uncertain how the Wolverines, run by Villanova in the 2018 national title game, would fair minus star Moe Wagner. What they didn’t know, or couldn’t know, is that John Beilein had Wagner’s replacement in Iggy Brazdeikis, an equally entertaining freshman out of Ontario. What they should have known, though, is that Charles Matthews, Jordan Poole, Zavier Simpson and Jon Teske are more than enough for Beilein to construct a team around. Michigan opened the season avenging that loss to Villanova with a 27-point rout and never looked back. Michigan State, on the other hand, dropped its opener to Kansas and ever since, seemed like it was on the outside looking in. Which is odd, of course, for anyone who knows about the Spartans’ history of almost always getting better as the year goes on. Tom Izzo had plenty to work with this year, a roster of returning juniors talented enough to withstand Joshua Langford’s prolonged absence due to an injury, and naturally maximized every ounce. John Calipari squeezed all he could out of Kentucky similarly, taking a team good for dead after a 34-point shellacking at the hands of Duke at the Champions Classic, and bringing it into contention. The Wildcats might be the most similar to Duke in terms of youth, relying heavily on freshmen Keldon Johnson, Ashton Hagans and Tyler Herro. But Calipari has surrounded those underclassmen with veterans via returners P.J. Washington and Nick Richards, plus graduate transfer Reid Travis, all post players who make the Wildcats near impossible to rebound against. Kentucky rebuilt itself on defense, Hagans giving the team an identity it lacked in those early weeks and now has a working formula of young and old. Is that the secret to success? Perhaps. March, as it always does, will tell us. Dana O’Neil is a senior writer for The Athletic and a former president of the U.S. Basketball Writers Association.

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Answering Questions on Summer Recruiting Changes College basketball, and particularly its summer recruiting calendar, has undergone significant changes over the last year as a result of sweeping reform efforts. How did we reach this point? And what changes are coming in 2019? Here are some answers to the most frequently asked questions:

What spurred change? In response to the federal investigation into basketball recruiting fraud that was announced in September 2017, the NCAA established the independent Commission on College Basketball to study potential reforms. One of the Commission’s primary areas of focus became how to address harmful outside influences on high school recruits and college student-athletes. Several of the Commission’s recommendations related to recruiting and were formally adopted by the NCAA last August.

Who was responsible for enacting these changes? The NCAA established eight working groups after the Commission on College Basketball outlined its recommended reforms. One of those groups, the Non-Scholastic Basketball Working Group, was charged with implementing the Commission’s recommendations that address event certification, youth basketball and recruiting. Proposals from the working groups were then approved by the NCAA Board of Governors and Division I Board of Directors.

What was the NABC’s role? The NABC formed the Ad Hoc Committee on Men’s College Basketball following the announcement of the federal investigation. That collection of coaches from all levels of Division I presented a

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series of recommendations to the Commission in early 2018. NABC Executive Director Jim Haney and several members of the NABC Board of Directors also met in person with the Commission, offering additional coaching perspectives. Haney and select Division I head coaches also held positions on the NCAA working groups. And the Commission included longtime coaches Mike Montgomery and John Thompson III, who is also a member of the NABC board.

How has the April recruiting calendar changed? Four additional days have been added to allow coaches to evaluate and contact prospects immediately after the April non-scholastic evaluation period. In 2019, these additional days will be April 29-May 2.

What events will coaches be allowed to attend in June? Three new evaluation periods have been added. College coaches will be permitted to evaluate at the National Basketball Players Association Top 100 Camp June 13-14 (the evaluation period will end at 2 p.m. on June 14). Then, on the last two weekends of the month (June 21-23 and June 2830 in 2019, Friday, 6 p.m. – Sunday, 4 p.m.), coaches will be allowed to evaluate at scholastic events approved by the National Federation of State High School Associations or a two-year college athletics governing body (i.e. NJCAA, CCCAA, NWAC). Several state high school associations and the two-year college athletics associations have already expressed intentions to operate team or showcase-style events during these periods. Specific certification details are in the process of being finalized. All approved June events will be NABC

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made available to NCAA coaches well in advance so they can plan their recruiting schedules.

Where will these June scholastic events be held? The scholastic events must occur at an educational institution, such as a middle school, high school, twoyear college or four-year college, other than an NCAA Division I institution.

How will this impact June team camps? To ensure the success of the new events for both coaches and participants, NCAA coaches are encouraged not to conduct their institutional boys’ basketball camps on days that conflict with either the June scholastic events or the July NCAA youth development camps so that they can attend those events.

What changes are coming to July? The new July recruiting calendar will include two evaluation periods. The first (July 11-14 in 2019) will be for NCAA-certified, non-scholastic events. The second will provide an additional evaluation period at the new NCAA youth development camps (July 23-28 in 2019).

Does this mean the end of NCAAcertified non-scholastic events? No. College coaches can still attend NCAA-certified non-scholastic events as long as they take place during the four-day, non-scholastic evaluation periods - either April 26-28 or July 11-14 in 2019.

What are the NCAA youth development camps? The NCAA will host four regional camps designed to help prospects develop their skills and prepare NABC

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for college both as a student and an athlete. Each camp will consist of two three-day sessions (July 2325 and July 26-28 in 2019). Together, the camps will invite up to 2,400 of the top rising seniors, juniors and select sophomores, and college coaches will be invited to attend for evaluation purposes. Prospects must be registered with the NCAA’s Eligibility Center to be nominated. The 2019 camps will be held at the University of Houston, University of Illinois, University of Connecticut and Grand Canyon University.

What role will the NABC play at the NCAA youth development camps? The NABC will collaborate with the NCAA to assemble a roster of qualified coaches who will teach at the camps. The NABC will also work with the NCAA and other key basketball organizations to develop a camp curriculum that provides both evaluation opportunities for coaches as well as educational and development opportunities for prospects.

How can I become a member of the camp coaching staffs? NCAA youth development camp participants will be coached by a collection of non-Division I college, professional and high school coaches. The NABC in the coming months will distribute detailed information on how its members can apply for camp positions.

Will these changes be reevaluated after the first year? The leaders of college sports acknowledge that significant change has occurred in a limited time. As such, the NCAA will thoroughly evaluate its new policies and procedures annually and make modifications when deemed necessary. The NABC Board of Directors and Ad Hoc Committee on Men’s College Basketball will also provide the NCAA with regular feedback on these changes. CONVENTION 2019

WITH 1,122 WINS IN COLLEGE BASKETBALL STATHAM CHERISHES ONE WELL ABOVE THE REST

arry Statham has had some really big moments in his 52 seasons as the head men’s basketball coach at McKendree University in Lebanon, Ill.

There is one, however, that TOWERS above them all. Could it be his first game at McKendree back in 1966, a 90-78 win over Westminster that tipped off an astounding coaching career with 41 post-season appearances? Was it finally breaking through to go to the NAIA National Tournament for the first time? “That was huge because we were in a very tough division and conference,” Statham said. “We made the breakthrough then got rolling many times after that.” Could it be reaching the NAIA Fab Four in 2003? Maybe taking over as the all-time wins leader in NAIA history in 2002, topping the mark held by Hall of Fame coach Clarence “Big House” Gaines of Winston Salem State?

Statham, however, doesn’t seem as awed that he passed Smith, the legendary North Carolina coach, as much as how proud he was of what it did for McKendree University and its great fan base. “It’s not about the milestones. We had national television coverage for a long, long time,” said Statham. “That really means an awful lot for a small community. We have the Bearcat boosters which supported a small school with a small budget in every way – financial, spiritual. It was a big part of our program.” As with so many coaches in all sports, having a supportive spouse is a major asset. “My wife, Rose, has always been there, supporting me and our program,” said Statham. “So many of our former players still remain in touch with both of us.”

No. Amazingly it was not any of those.

Statham, who now holds the record for most wins by a college basketball coach at a four-year institution, didn’t initially think he wanted to coach in college. The McKendree graduate coached in high school for a couple of years and then went back to college coaching.

“My biggest night came on December 1, 2004, beating Maryville,” said Statham as the win pushed

“I thought I needed a couple of years at the college level, but my thought was that I wanted

How about becoming the all-time wins leader in college basketball history on Feb. 6, 2016, passing the mark of the late Tennessee women’s coach, Pat Summit, with win number 1,099?

his career total of victories on the court to 880. “That was the game that elevated me past Dean Smith for all-time wins in men’s college basketball at a fouryear school.”

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to be a successful high school coach for my career,” said Statham. “Then I forgot about that real quick and decided to stay.” And stay he did for 52 years on the court, which is now the Harry M. Statham Sports Center, where he collected wins #500, 600, 700, 800, 1,000 and 1,100 among the grand total of 1,122 career victories. That stands today as the most ever by a coach in a four-year college or university. With just 513 losses, Statham, now 81, was on the court for 1,635 games.

Statham served in a dual role as head basketball coach and director of athletics for 44 years, ending his tenure as AD in 2010. Under his leadership, the Bearcats grew from just a few sports to 24. McKendree left the NAIA and moved on to NCAA Division II in 2013, playing in the Great Lakes Valley Conference. Statham ended his tenure at McKendree following the 2017-18 season.

“It all begins with your coaching philosophy: Win with good people. Get character first and talent second. With those around you build,” said Statham. “We were able to get good kids who played well and graduated.” “I always had the most respect for Harry, someone who was so consistent and coached for so long,” said Columbia (Mo.) University head coach Bob Burchard, a major rival for the Bearcats in the American Midwest Conference. “Every year he recruited kids who were extremely skilled and he taught the game the right way. His teams were eerily similar – almost as though the teams were always the same, just the names changed.” “Our Columbia teams and Harry’s teams had a great rivalry. Always very competitive but always respected on both sides. If fans were only coming to one game a year, the Columbia/McKendree game was the one.”

On Sunday, April 7, 2019, during the annual NABC Convention and NCAA Men’s Final Four, Statham will receive the 2019 Hillyard NABC Golden Anniversary Award for long and outstanding service to men’s college basketball. The award will be presented during the AT&T NABC Guardians of the Game Awards Show at 6:30 p.m. in the Main Auditorium at the Minneapolis Convention Center.

“Harry was the coach that we all talked about,” said Burchard, retiring this year after 31 seasons at Columbia College. “He is a true Guardian of the Game and a great example for all coaches and educators to emulate.”

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KATSIAFICAS, WINGEN TO RECEIVE

2019 NABC Division III Outstanding Service Awards When members of the National Association of Basketball Coaches descend on Minneapolis, Minnesota, in early April for its annual convention held in conjunction with the NCAA® Final Four®, the NABC Division III coaches will present Outstanding Service Awards for the 23rd time.

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The list of past recipients is populated by a distinguished group, the majority of which spent their entire coaching careers in NCAA Division III.

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This year, Charlie Katsiaficas of the Pomona-Pitzer Colleges and Tony Wingen of Carnegie Mellon University, each having dedicated their careers to growing men’s basketball in Division III over the last three decades, will receive Division III Outstanding Service Awards on Friday, April 5, at the NABC Division III coaches meeting. These awards recognize those who have contributed significantly “inside and outside the lines” of coaching as distinguished members of their communities.

Katsiaficas has been a vibrant member of NABC and the NCAA committees, advocating for Division III men’s basketball. He has served on the NCAA Division III West Region Men’s Basketball Committee as a member and chair and later as a member of the NCAA Division III national committee. An NABC congressman, he serves on the all-district and All-America committee and is on the Josten Trophy Committee to select the most outstanding player in Division III men’s basketball.

Now in his 32nd season as the head coach of the Sagehens, “Coach Kat” has led his teams to 11 Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Association championships, including a stretch of four straight crowns, and 11 NCAA Division III tournament berths. Pomona-Pitzer has had winning seasons in 25 of 31 seasons under Katsiaficas with 463 wins entering the 2018-19 season.

“I have known Charlie for a very long-time and he has worked selflessly for Division III college basketball. He has been active on the NCAA regional committee, as a member of the NABC Division III Congress and All-America Committee,” said Charlie Brock, NABC president and head coach at Springfield College. “Charlie is always ready to step up whenever a need arises.”

A native of Ellsworth, Maine, Katsiaficas was team captain while playing at Tufts University, earning a degree in economics and later earned a M.Ed. degree from Azusa Pacific University. He is a Professor of Physical Education and served as Director of Athletics and Chair of the Department of Physical Education until 2015. Joining the Pomona-Pitzer staff, Katsiaficas served as an assistant for two years under Gregg Popovich, now the head coach of the five-time NBA champion San Antonio Spurs. During that time, the Sagehens won their first SCIAC title in 68 years in 1985-86. After serving as interim head coach for one season and leading Pomona-Pitzer to a second-place conference finish, he left the college for one season before returning a year later to assume his lengthy career as head coach.

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A New England native like Katsiaficas, Wingen hails from Enfield, Conn., and went on to nearby Springfield College, earning a B.S. in physical education and a M.S. in athletic administration. He also began his coaching career in the Birthplace of Basketball as an assistant at Springfield from 198285 before leaving to take a similar position at Brown University in 1986. He helped the Bears win the Ivy League championship and that team was recently inducted into the Brown Hall of Fame. An assistant coach at the University of the South in Sewanee, Tenn., for two seasons, Wingen then served as head coach for two years before moving on to his position at Carnegie Mellon. Now in his 29th season with the Tartans, his 2008-09 team holds

the program record for wins in a season with 20 and also won Carnegie Mellon’s first-ever NCAA tournament game against Brockport State. He became the Tartans’ all-time leader in wins in 2006 with a win over University Athletic Association opponent Washington University in St. Louis with 333 victories entering the 2018-19 season. Wingen and his coaching staff were honored as the UAA Coaching Staff of the Year in back-to-back seasons, 2004-2006. In 2006, he was named Great Lakes Coach of the Year. “Tony Wingen has been a tremendous colleague for 27 years, whether it was when I started in the league as a young assistant coach or now after 20 years as a head coach. Tony has always been available to me and other coaches in the UAA for support and advice,” said Mike McGrath, head coach at the University of Chicago. “Tony has put in countless hours in the development of coaches and players in Division III basketball as chair of the NABC Committee on Academics, leading the way in the creation of the Honors Court and Team Academic Excellence Awards to honor men’s basketball student-athletes for success in the classroom.” “As an outsider it is clearly evident that the greatest commitment that Tony has made over the years is to Carnegie Mellon University, its athletic department, its basketball program, and all of its studentathletes,” said McGrath. “The number of responsibilities, often tedious, that Tony has had at CMU are countless and no job was too small for him to do with great pride at the university.”

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The Gift of Struggle

by Rich Czeslawski, NHSBCA Director of Development & Communication Much has been made in recent months about the struggle to make change to the recruiting landscape in our country. Numerous organizations have come together to try and determine the best way to bring high school coaches back into the process. A lot of very smart, very good people are lying awake at night trying to come up with positive solutions. While it can be daunting to think about, and at times make you want to walk away from it all, this struggle is a gift. A recent personal example put things in perspective for me. Our son just finished his first season playing travel ball. My wife and I had a great deal of concern and skepticism about a nine-year-old going that route, but we decided to give it a try because we trusted the people running the organization, and we did not feel comfortable knocking something until we had tried it. It was a GREAT experience. Not because of any trophies, awards, or accolades he collected. The truth is he struggled. A lot. It was a really tough season for him (and by extension, his loving mother) on many levels. There were bright spots, and tons of positive development, but overall it was a struggle for him from a production standpoint. That is WHY it was a great experience. For parents, it is natural to want to shield children from dealing with tough things. You don’t truly understand it until you hold your first child, but you would give anything for them not to feel any pain. I see and hear about so many kids giving up on a sport at a young age because they, or their parents, determine they “aren’t any good at it”. They stop doing things because they are not the star of the show. It’s a natural reaction, but one that often has more to do with the parents’ feelings than those of the child. Until now I have only postulated this thought, but I can now say from experience that allowing them to go through a situation in which they struggle, without bailing them out, is an invaluable gift. Our son learned life lessons throughout the entire season. Even as late as the car ride home after the last game, he was learning why it’s important to be a good teammate, especially when things don’t go well for you or your team.

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All season, he had to learn how to control his emotions when he did not do well. He learned to find ways to contribute to the team when he was not physically able to be the star. He learned empathy for teammates in other sports that he plays where he has success and others do not. He learned about having a role, and why that is important to a team. And he made good friends. I thank God for giving my son the strength to deal with failure and learn from it. I thank his mother for suffering alongside him, knowing it would be good for him. And I thank my son for being resilient and bouncing back through all of the difficulties. As coaches, we need to help parents understand this important lesson. They are constantly bombarded with the opinions of other parents who are looking for someone to validate their feelings and decisions. We need to communicate to them whenever and wherever possible that these opportunities are great for growth and development, and we need to show them examples of why it is a good thing to let their son or daughter learn to deal with adversity. Which brings me back to the point about the struggle to make changes in our national recruiting landscape. There is no easy way to go about making such a monumental shift in the way things have been done for so long. There will be mistakes and missteps along the way, and revisions will need to be made, but I believe that at the heart of the matter there are good people trying to do the right thing for kids. We must keep our focus on that and work together as a profession to make it through this struggle and come out stronger on the other side! For additional information about the NHSBCA, visit www.NHSBCA.org. About the NHSBCA

The National High School Basketball Coaches Association also serves as the High School Congress of the NABC. About thirty-five state basketball coaches’ associations and representatives of some states that do not have a basketball coaches association work together to improve scholastic basketball and scholastic coaches. The NHSBCA is the national voice for high school basketball coaches, working to foster high standards of professionalism and to support coaches. The NHSBCA conducts two general meetings per year, one at the NABC Convention and the other in July. Additionally, the NHSBCA Executive Committee conducts monthly phone conference meetings. For additional information about the NHSBCA, visit www.NHSBCA.org.

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Knowing what resources are available to support studentathletes can save you effort, support their goals and educate those involved in their lives. For players dreaming of playing at the collegiate level, understanding the NCAA’s initial-eligibility requirements is a critical step in their preparation. As a coach and leader of young studentathletes, you have the opportunity to share tools and skills—for both on and off the court—as well as resources and information that may help them along their journey toward college athletics. The following resources should be familiar, frequently accessed items in your toolbox when addressing potential student-athlete questions. Want to Play College Sports? webpage This webpage (www.ncaa.org/playcollegesports) outlines the differences between the three divisions, provides links to a variety of resources on initial-eligibility requirements and is the most comprehensive site for student-athlete information available from the NCAA and the Eligibility Center. Be sure to bookmark! Guide for the College-Bound Student-Athlete This 40-page in-depth guide was designed to help you assist student-athletes and their families with understanding the NCAA initial-eligibility process. The guide helps the student-athlete prepare for transitioning from high school to becoming an NCAA Division I (DI) or Division II (DII) studentathlete. Information on eligibility, registration, time management, academic requirements and more are provided, and this comprehensive document is updated annually. Set a calendar reminder to download a new copy at the beginning of the school year so that you always have a current copy of the guide available. The “Guide for the College-Bound Student-Athlete” should be the first source for students serious about playing DI or DII college basketball.

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Need more tools?

The NCAA Eligibility Center’s High School Portal includes these and many other resource and tools you can use as you mentor and guide your players toward their goals and success both on and off the court.

The guide is available on ncaapublications.com, as well as in the Student Resources section of the High School Portal’s Resources tab. Division I/Division II Academic Requirements fact sheets These one-page flyers clearly outline the academic requirements student-athletes must meet in order to qualify for DI or DII collegiate athletics. Each division’s requirements (including SAT/ACT scores) are clearly outlined on their respective document, and present an easy format with which to begin a discussion regarding eligibility with your players and their families. The two fact sheets, titled “DI Academic Requirements” and “DII Academic Requirements,” are available on ncaa.org, as well as in the Important New Rules section of the High School Portal’s Resources tab. Initial Eligibility brochure A two-page downloadable brochure, the Initial Eligibility brochure provides a checklist of what students should do, starting in grade nine, to prepare for certification to be a student-athlete at the DI or DII level. Particularly beneficial for explaining the overall steps to reach certification, this brochure assists when working with younger athletes, families unfamiliar with the eligibility process or older students looking to ensure they are going in the direction toward certification. While this same information is presented within the “Guide for the College-Bound Student-Athlete,” the brochure is a more compact, one-page manner that’s a bit easier to use. The document is available on ncaa.org, as well as in the Student Resources section of the High School Portal’s Resources tab.

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Failures Can Lead to Something Better by Carey Casey, CEO & President of Championship Fathering

“ So many people go through life focusing on ways they aren’t good enough rather than embracing their success or their greatness.”

I have many positive memories from my years playing high school football ... and some that aren’t so great. In one game, I got distracted and ran the wrong play, and it cost our team. I knew the coach had high expectations for me, and to be honest, at that age I was a bit full of myself. Future NFL stars just didn’t let that happen. I imagine everyone watching could tell how frustrated I was. The coach noticed my bad attitude and pulled me from the game. For the rest of the game. That definitely got my attention, but it was my Pop who really got through to me. He let me stew on things for a while, but the next day he pulled me aside for a talk, and I’ll never forget his words: “Son, you need to learn how to deal with disappointment. You were still focused on yourself and what you did wrong, and your coach couldn’t put you back in the game like that. Your head wasn’t where it should be. You weren’t thinking about the team.” I’d like to say my attitude changed immediately for the better, but that was a key moment in a larger process. And in reality, all sports—and many other areas of life—come with a lot of failure, so I hope I’m still learning and growing in this area. As a coach, I’m sure you’re aware that failure is just part of the deal. Around 350 Division I teams started out this year with dreams of being at the Final Four, but only a few will make it—and even three of those won’t feel great in the end. We always hear about how the very best hitters in baseball fail 70% of the time, Michael Jordan missed half the shots he took, and as a high school sophomore didn’t make the varsity squad. There are numerous stories of people who failed but learned to view those challenges as mere setbacks on the road to something better. Your players will have to deal with turnovers and bad games. They’ll dribble off their foot, make a great pass to the fan in the front row, or continue to take bad shots. How can you lead and teach them to handle failure in positive ways?

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I hope you’re giving some focused thought to that. For me, it involves three important principles: First, everyone is special and valuable in some way. So many people go through life focusing on ways they aren’t good enough rather than embracing their success or their greatness. As a coach, you can help bring out and celebrate the good in each player on your team. Second, we all need to learn to keep our poise when bad things happen. That might not be popular in today’s world, but it’s very important. We can’t lose our minds. Those mistakes don’t feel good in the moment, but they aren’t the end of the world. As long as we’re still drawing breath, we’ll have more chances to live another day and do something good. People who can keep their heads and avoid getting up tight and worried are more likely to look for what they can learn for the next time. And third, it isn’t all about championships. Sure, winning is nice and can change people’s lives in significant ways, but everybody can’t win it all. There are other ways of measuring success; there are very significant victories that don’t earn a trophy or end up being featured on ESPN. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. said, “The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy.” Expect adversity. Help your players prepare for it and then handle it in productive ways. Remember, it’s the challenges and failures that make the victories even sweeter. Carey Casey is CEO, President, and the author of Championship Fathering. He has also authored the book Championship Grandfathering: How to Build a Winning Legacy and is the general editor of the book 21-Day Dad’s Challenge: Three Weeks to a Better Relationship with Your Kids. Carey and his wife Melanie live in Chicago. They are the parents of four children and have nine grandchildren. www. CareyCasey.org.

The opinions expressed in this article are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of the NABC.

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What Do You Want From Me? Donnell Jones Pastor, Grace Covenant Church DC www.GraceCovDC.org

“ When God says ask him for whatever you want, how do you respond?”

Just before leaving for work, I turned to my nine-year-old daughter and said, “would you like to have daddy daughter time when I get home?” “Yes!” she said with a sweet smile. I remember the day because back then we played ball every Wednesday at 7pm. As soon as I got home, I changed my clothes and started lacing up my kicks. I forgot about daddy daughter time. Just then, Gabriella starts asking me for seemingly random things. I remember saying “no sweetheart…not right now… maybe later.” Next comes the moment I’ll never forget. She looked straight at me and asked, “Daddy can we have daddy daughter time now?” “You said we could.” Suddenly I remembered my own words. This is the moment where everything goes into slow motion. She had my full attention. Her eyes were fastened on me. She only asked once. Turning toward my wife for help, she was shaking her head and raising her eyebrows, giving me that look as if to say, “you’re on your own man.” Looking back at Gabriella I knew that this ASK was different than all the other requests. This ask came about because of me. The very inspiration and instruction had me as the source. I was compelled to grant her request. It was set in motion as an act of my own will earlier that same day. This was not merely a matter of her words but a matter of my words. Needless to say, I did not play basketball that night. Gabriella and I had a great time. We love daddy daughter moments.

That’s when it hit me. So often we ask God for all kinds of things. God will you do this or that please? Some asks are random. Some are specific. Sometimes we ask for a win, a promotion, or a raise. Often these requests have ourselves, not God, as the motivation. When God says ask him for whatever you want, how do you respond? “What do you want from me? Ask.” Solomon answered, “Yes, give me wisdom and knowledge…for who on his own is capable of leading these, your glorious people?” God answered Solomon, “This is what has come out of your heart: You didn’t grasp for money, wealth, fame, and the doom of your enemies; you didn’t even ask for a long life. You asked for wisdom and knowledge so you could govern well my people over whom I’ve made you king. Because of this, you get what you asked for—wisdom and knowledge. And I’m presenting you the rest as a bonus— money, wealth, and fame beyond anything the kings before or after you had or will have.” 2 Chronicles 1:7-12 Solomon’s ask has God not himself as the motivation. He asked for wisdom so that he could serve God and others. There are so many examples of people who ask God for that which pleases Him. Dr. James Naismith asked God to give him a game that he could use to “win men to the Master.” God never intended anyone to use men to win a game. What do you want from God? What’s your motivation? Ask. Pastor Donnell Jones is pastor of Grace Covenant Church in Washington, D.C., Character Coach for the Maryland Terrapins and Chaplain of the NABC.

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2018-19 BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Charlie Brock President Springfield College

Mike Brey First Vice President University of Notre Dame

Jamie Dixon Second Vice President TCU

Lennie Acuff University of Alabama in Huntsville

John Calipari University of Kentucky

John Thompson, III Director

Bill Coen Northeastern University

Pat Cunningham Trinity (TX) University

Frank Martin University of South Carolina

Matt Painter Purdue University

Bob Huggins West Virginia University

Cuonzo Martin University of Missouri

Bill Self Past President, 2017-18 University of Kansas

Jeff Jones Past President, 2016-17 Old Dominion University

Tom Izzo Michigan State University

Phil Martelli Saint Josephâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s University

Ernie Kent Washington State University

Bob Burchard Columbia College

Dave Archer NHSBCA

Thom McDonald NJCAA

Gary Stewart Third Vice President Stevenson University

Matt Margenthaler Minnesota State University, Mankato

Johnny Dawkins Fourth Vice President University of Central Florida

Tommy Amaker John Thompson III Harvard University

2019 NABC CONVENTION HEADLINE EVENTS For the complete 2019 NABC Convention schedule, event locations, listing of speakers and descriptions of each PDS Clinic, download the NABC Event Guide mobile app at nabc.com/app, or visit nabc.com/convention.

Thursday, April 4 NABC Convention Registration..................................................1:00-7:00 p.m. NABC MARKETPLACE...................................................................1:00-7:00 p.m. PDS Clinics....................................................................................3:00-7:00 p.m.

Friday, April 5 NAIA Caucus/2021 Basketball Format Review........................8:00 a.m. Division I Head Coaches Meeting.............................................8:30 a.m. PDS Clinics....................................................................................9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. NAIA Business Meeting................................................................9:00 a.m. NABC Convention Registration..................................................10:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. NABC MARKETPLACE...................................................................10:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. Division I Assistant Coaches Meeting........................................11:30 a.m. Hillyard NABC Champions Luncheon.......................................12:30 p.m. Division II Coaches Meeting.......................................................2:30 p.m. Division III Coaches Meeting......................................................2:30 p.m. JUCO Coaches Meeting............................................................2:30 p.m. Reeseâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s NABC College All-Star Game......................................3:30 p.m. Nike NABC Welcome Reception...............................................5:00 p.m.

Saturday, April 6 PDS Clinics....................................................................................8:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m. NABC MARKETPLACE...................................................................9:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m. High School Coaches Meeting..................................................10:00 a.m. NCAA National Semifinals..........................................................5:09 p.m.

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AT&T NABC Guardians of the Game Awards Show...................................6:30 p.m.

Monday, April 8 PDS Clinics....................................................................................9:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m. NCAA National Championship Game.....................................8:20 p.m. NABC Trophy Presentation..........................................................Postgame

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