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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 Jake Shafer Convention Assistant
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2 015 -16 B O A R D O F D I R E C T O R S President, Ron Hunter Georgia State University First Vice President, Jeff Jones Old Dominion University Second Vice President, Paul Hewitt Third Vice President, Bo Ryan Fourth Vice President, Bill Self, University of Kansas 2013-14 Past President, Phil Martelli Saint Joseph's University 2014-15 Past President, Page Moir Roanoke College Charlie Brock, Springfield College Lorenzo Romar, University of Washington Gary Stewart, Stevenson University Mike Brey, University of Notre Dame Trent Johnson, TCU Lennie Acuff, University of Alabama in Huntsville Mark Gottfried, North Carolina State University Jamie Dixon, University of Pittsburgh Johnny Dawkins, Stanford University John Calipari, University of Kentucky John Thompson III, Georgetown University Matt Margenthaler, Minnesota State University, Mankato Pat Cunningham, Trinity (TX) University Tommy Amaker, Harvard University Jim Boeheim, Syracuse University Dave Archer, National High School Basketball Coaches Association Bob Burchard, Columbia (MO) College
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EX-OFFICIO MEMBERS NABC Executive Director: Jim Haney NABC Deputy Executive Director: Reggie Minton CPA: Brian Welch, Welch & Associates, LLC NABC General Counsel: Dennis Coleman, Daniel B. Adams, Ropes & Gray, LLP (Boston, MA) Board Secretary: Rick Leddy Board Consultants: Dan Gavitt, NCAA Vice President for Men's Basketball Kevin Lennon, NCAA Vice President Dan Guerrero, Chair, NCAA Men’s Basketball Oversight Committee and Director of Athletics, UCLA
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Departments From the Editor ........................................................................ 4
Things To Remember For NABC Convention in Houston Rick Leddy
From the Executive Director .................................................. 6
Reducing Physical Play, New Calendar To Enter NBA Draft and Time Demands for Student-Athletes Jim Haney
2015-16 Board Of Directors ............................................... 12 National Center for Fathering ............................................. 18 One More Way to Be a Hero Carey Casey
NABC Chaplain’s Corner ..................................................... 19
Get Back Up! When you fall down…get back up! Pastor Donnell Jones
NCAA Eligibility Center ........................................................ 20
NCAA Eligibility Updates National High School Basketball Coaches Association .. 21
A Busy Convention Schedule for NHSBCA Dave Archer
Features Fresh Faces and Surprises at the Final Four? ............... 8 By Ken Davis
2016 Allstate NABC Good Works Team® Helping Humanity from L.A. to Africa ........................... 13 Roanoke’s Moir and Rhodes’ Hilgeman to Receive 2016 Division III Outstanding Service Awards ........... 16 Preliminary 2016 Convention Schedule ....................... 23
Photo Credits: Cover – Mark Turgeon (Greg Fiume, Maryland Athletics); Fran McCaffery (Darren Miller, University of Iowa); page 8 - Jarrod Uthoff (Darren Miller, University of Iowa); Page 10 – Diamond Stone (Greg Fiume, Maryland Athletics); Sean Miller (Arizona Athletics); Georges Niang (Iowa State Athletics Communications); Perry Ellis (Jeff Jacobsen, Kansas Athletics); Denzel Valentine (MSU Athletic Communications; Ben Simmons (Chris Parent/LSU Athletics); Page 11 – Marcus Paige (Jeffrey Camarati (UNC Athletic Communications); Buddy Hield (Oklahoma Athletic Communications); Jay Wright (Villanova Athletics); Kris Dunn (Providence College Media Relations); Chris Mack (Xavier Athletic Communications); Pages 16-17 – Page Moir (Roanoke College Athletics) and Herb Hilgeman (Rhodes College Athletics).
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From the Editor, Rick Leddy
Things To Remember For NABC Convention in Houston
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or those NABC members and guests attending the 2016 NABC Convention in Houston March 31-April 4, please remember that getting around Houston is not like the 2015 convention in Indianapolis, where the cityscape for the most part was walkable and very user-friendly. Houston’s venues, including the George R. Brown Convention Center, the site of most NABC meetings and activities; NRG Stadium, the site of the NCAA Final Four® games as well as Friday’s Reese’s College All-Star Game; and hotels are spread across the city. This necessitates planning for additional time to travel to the various venues, allowing for distance, wait time between shuttles and considerable traffic. For the NABC Convention, the majority of the meetings and events will be at the George R. Brown Convention Center, in close proximity to the Hilton Americas, headquarters for the NABC. Convention registration, MARKETPLACE and most meetings will also be held there as well as Sunday worship services, including a non-denominational service and a Catholic Mass on Sunday, both at 10 a.m. Included in this issue of Time-Out is a brief preliminary schedule for the NABC Convention. For a more complete and detailed listing of all NABC meetings and happenings in Houston, please visit http://www.nabc.org/2016_NABC_Convention_Schedule. Please watch for additional information from the NABC regarding the 2016 convention app, which will be coming in March, allowing members and guests attending to receive the most up-to-date information on their hand-held devices. Many of the official NCAA events will be happening in and around the Convention Center as well, including the Final Four Fan Fest presented by Capital One®. Just across from the Convention Center is Discovery Green, the site of the NCAA March Madness Music Festival, with events scheduled on Friday, Saturday and Sunday. These events feature top musical performers and are FREE. Two of the NABC’s main events in Houston are Friday’s Reese’s® College All-Star Game, part of Reese’s Final Four Friday® at NRG Stadium. There is no admission charge for the events, including the practice sessions for the Final Four teams beginning at noon, followed by the All-Star game featuring 20 of the nation’s senior stars. The 2016 AT&T NABC Guardians of the Game Awards Show is scheduled for Sunday evening, April 3, at 6:30 p.m. at the Wortham Theatre, located at 501 Texas Avenue in Houston. The NABC will honor the nation’s most outstanding players and coaches from the 2015-16 season as well coaches and individuals who have made significant contributions on and off the court with the Guardians of the Game awards for Advocacy, Education, Leadership and Service. For the fourth year, 10 student-athletes who have been selected for the Allstate NABC Good Works Team®, recognized for their charitable works locally, nationally and globally, will be honored as well as members of the Class of 2016 for the National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame. For those wishing to attend the 2016 AT&T NABC Guardians of the Game Awards Show, tickets may be purchased during convention registration Thursday and Friday, March 31 and April 1.
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Flash Seats – Digital Ticketing The NABC will again be using the NCAA Flash Seats Digital Ticketing for this year’s NCAA Men’s Final Four. This is a paperless ticketing system that will be used for entry into NRG Stadium. Flash Seats is an ID based ticketing system that allows you to enter an event with just a swipe of your electronic ID (credit card) that you registered with Flash Seats. You will be able to enter the NRG Stadium with any valid credit/debit card registered with Flash Seats. Your credit card WILL NOT BE CHARGED when you register on Flash Seats or, as you enter the NRG Stadium; it is only used to identify you as the owner of the ticket. NO EXCEPTIONS: Your Final Four ticket will not be released to you until you complete your NABC registration. NABC members must still pick up and sign for their tickets in-person at registration. Convention Registration begins on Thursday, March 31, 2016. You will be notified by email of your NABC seat assignment by Flash Seats. If you attended the 2013 Final Four in Atlanta, the 2014 Final Four in North Texas or the 2015 Final Four in Indianapolis and purchased a ticket to the NCAA Final Four through the NABC, you would have a current Flash Seats account. If you need to set up a new Flash Seats account, we recommend you create your Flash Seats account prior to your arrival in Houston. For detailed information on accessing an existing account, setting up a new account and other information about Flash Seats, go to: http://ncaa.flashseats.com
Transfer of Tickets / Scalping Tickets purchased by NABC members are the sole responsibility of each member. If you transfer tickets to others (son, daughter, relative, friend, business associate) and those tickets are then sold to a ticket broker, you may lose your privileges to purchase tickets for up to three (3) years and the NABC ticket allotment will be reduced by the number of those tickets that are scalped. The NCAA and Flash Seats have the ability to follow all transfers of the electronic tickets through entry to the stadium. Please Remember: Ultimately, you are responsible for your tickets regardless if the tickets are transferred directly or indirectly to an unauthorized website. Do NOT take a chance of losing your privilege to purchase Final Four tickets for three (3) years. NABC member coaches who register and attend the 2016 NABC Convention in Houston but are unable to use their NCAA Men’s Final Four game tickets (for Saturday and/or Monday), can ONLY transfer their Digital tickets for resale on the NCAA-authorized ticket exchange at www.ncaa.com/exchange . NEW in 2016 – NCAA Membership and NABC may only sell NCAA Final Four tickets at face value. NCAA Final Four tickets may NOT be sold above face value.
We hope that you enjoy the 2016 NABC Convention and the 2016 NCAA Final Four in Houston!
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From the Executive Director, Jim Haney
Q&A with Executive Director Jim Haney
Reducing Physical Play, New Calendar To Enter NBA Draft and Time Demands for Student-Athletes
Have you been surprised by the increase in scoring this season in NCAA Division I basketball? Obviously, there was an expectation that the changes recommended by the Men’s Basketball Rules Committee would have a positive impact on scoring. With that said, I would not say I am surprised that scoring is up but I am pleased that physical play has been reduced. The rule changes set the stage for change but the coaches, players and officials are the ones who have responded through their actions on the court. Overall, it would be appropriate to say that thus far I am particularly encouraged by the officiating of the rules. A number of us were concerned that once we hit conference play that the officiating would revert back to “business as usual” and mirror the physical play of the recent past. I certainly do not see all the games being played but the ones I do see impress me that the officials are trying to officiate the game as they did in November and December. In the midst of the game, the players and coaches adjust to how the officials call the game. The players and coaches are looking for consistency from the officials so a foul at one end of the court is a foul at the other end of the court. That is the challenge for officials to create that level of consistency in the heat of the battle.
What happens next in officiating? When the Rules Committee approved the officiating changes last May there was recognition within the leadership of men’s basketball that the impact of the changes on coaches and players and how officials would call physical play would not be a one month or one season process. It would take three years or so for coaches to coach according to the changes, players to compete based on the changes and officials to officiate the games in line with the rules. The progress thus far and whatever overall impact of this first year of officiating physicality according to the rules is just the first year in redefining how men’s basketball competition will be played in the years to come.
You appear to be supportive of the rules and officiating changes. Why? Particularly in the last 10 years, men’s college basketball was becoming alarmingly physical to me. During that time I have been very impressed by the quality of coaching and the great effort our student-athletes exert while competing. I believe as coaches demanded and expected their players to work hard defensively, that effort developed into more physical play. It happened. Now we are trying to correct the problem. I do believe it is important that men’s basketball be attractive to watch for fans attending games and viewers watching on television or other hand held devices. As a sport we are competing for the entertainment dollar as well as people’s time to attend or watch a game from November into the first week of April. There are plenty of options for sports fans during the course of the men’s basketball season to spend their money and time on including college football, NBA, NFL and NHL to mention a few. Throw in the College Football Championship, the NFL Playoffs and Super Bowl. Men’s basketball regular season play is competing with successful championships. The success of our product is based on creating a spectacle that people want to be a part of. The NCAA Men’s Basketball Championship captures the attention of the American public. It is a phenomenon. It is great theatre with all the emotion from upsets and last second shots to the agony of defeat and elimination from the tourney. The challenge is to create a great event day in and day out for five 6
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months. The quality of play on offense is critical to the excitement of each game. Players driving to the basket must have freedom to drive and not be pushed off course. Shooters must be free to shoot without being jolted by contact. Players in the low post must have the opportunity to receive a pass to score without being shoved off the low post by a defender. A cutter coming off a screen to create a shot cannot be held by a defender. We have a great game but one that, in my opinion, was being dragged down by the physical play. It was becoming harder and harder to score because the defenders were free to hold, push and shove the offensive players. The object of the game is to outscore your opponent. The college game benefited greatly when dunking was allowed back into the college game. The three point shot was another significant addition that generates excitement. I believe cleaning up the physicality in our game will be a great boost to the overall enjoyment of fans as well as the student-athletes who play the game.
The NCAA Convention was held in January. Were there any actions taken that impact college basketball? The only legislative action that was approved related to a recommendation from the NBA, NCAA and NABC relating to a new calendar impacting undergraduates interested in placing their name in the NBA draft pool. At the center of the change is a desire to provide undergraduate student-athletes with reliable, timely information on the likelihood of student-athletes being drafted and where in the two rounds they likely will be drafted so they can decide whether to keep their name in the draft pool. It is not a perfect solution but it definitely is an improvement over the calendar that was in place. It is hoped that if a student-athlete, having entered his name in the draft, is not invited to participate in the May combine, his take away is that the NBA general managers do not believe he is worthy of being drafted and should return to college for another year. For those who are invited and attend the combine in mid-May, the NBA will provide feedback within days of the combine ending. That information could be very helpful to the student-athlete’s decision to keep his name in the draft or return to college for at least another year. Another key topic coming out of the convention was not a legislative item for immediate action but rather a report from the NCAA Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC). SAAC conducted a survey of all Division I student-athletes including men’s basketball with 28,004 student-athletes responding to the survey. According to the study, student-athletes reported spending four (4) to nine (9) hours on athletics during a typical day of competition. Forty percent of men’s and women’s basketball and football players would prefer two off days per week. Most student-athletes support requiring at least one day away from practice and competition per week. Also, student-athletes preferred an off day free from team travel. The time demands for student-athletes will be a major focus during the months and throughout the 2017 governance year. The NABC will need to work with coaches on this issue to educate and recommend changes, when appropriate. Clearly, the opportunity to provide two off days per week is difficult to accomplish if a team has three games in seven days with travel included. Some teams charter to away games and return to campus immediately after the game. Others fly commercially and are captive to airline schedules. Still other teams are using buses to transport them for a two-game road trip. NABC will need to be proactive and study this matter closely. N A B C I TI M E-OUT
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Fresh Faces and Surprises at the Final Four? NCAA FINAL FOUR PREVIEW By Ken Davis
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erhaps we should have realized what was going on back on Dec. 10. Maybe the wide-open feeling of this college basketball season jumped out at us that night in Ames, Iowa, and we just didn’t make the proper notation. That’s the night Jarrod Uthoff scored 32 points to help Iowa build a 20-point lead in the building where Iowa State isn’t supposed to lose. That’s the night Monte Morris and Jameel McKay each scored 20 points and the Cyclones scored the game’s final nine points to remain undefeated. Hilton Magic, they said. Iowa State was ranked No. 4. Iowa, unranked at the time, suffered its third loss of the young season. Still, those boisterous fans at Hilton Coliseum stormed the court. Des Moines Register reporter Randy Peterson was taken off the floor on a stretcher after suffering a broken leg. In any presidential election year, Americans are trained to focus their attention on Iowa. The Iowa caucus is an electoral event that can kick-start the presidential nomination process in both the Democratic and Republican parties. The same might be said for Iowa in college basketball this season. To say the least, this has been a season where the unexpected rules. Just like the presidential campaign, there have been fresh faces and heated debates. There has been a revolving door at the top of the polls, including the oddity of two No. 1 teams facing each other in Lawrence, Kan., on a January night. The end result isn’t known. But it seems to be an unpredictable field for the Final Four, with the strong possibility of new teams, new coaches and new star players. That’s quite a different forecast from recent seasons when dominant teams seemed to punch their Final Four tickets early in the season. By the final week of January, five teams – North Carolina, Kentucky, Michigan State, Kansas and Oklahoma – had occupied the top spot in the Associated Press poll. And by the 12th week of the rankings, Oklahoma was holding on to No. 1 despite a loss at Iowa State the previous week. North Carolina had
climbed back to No. 2. Iowa State had fallen to No. 14. And Iowa, with only three losses, was sitting at No. 3. Nobody could have predicted that news for the Hawkeyes back on Dec. 10. But the loss to the Cyclones propelled Iowa to a tremendous start in Big Ten play, including two wins over both Michigan State and Purdue – two certified contenders in the conference race. Coach Fran McCaffery was enjoying his best season during his tenure at Iowa and Uthoff was becoming a household name as the leading scorer and shot blocker in the Big Ten. Iowa point guard Mike Gesell calls Uthoff a “special player.” “He’s one of the best players in the country,” Gesell said. “He can go off at any time.” Heading into the season, it was a certainty that things were going to be different at Iowa State. Steve Prohm is the new head coach of the Cyclones – and it isn’t easy replacing a Mayor. That was the nickname of popular coach and former Iowa State player Fred Hoiberg, who left for the Chicago Bulls after turning his alma mater into a national power. Prohm, who ran a successful program at Murray State, won his first nine games at Iowa State before being upset by Northern Iowa. The Cyclones then lost three of four in Big 12 play at the start of January before defeating No. 1 Oklahoma and No. 4 Kansas in consecutive conference home games. The Sooners and the Jayhawks certainly gave basketball fans everywhere a night to remember on Jan. 4, ushering in Big Monday for another season with a triple-overtime game won by Kansas 109-106. Two of college basketball’s greatest coaches, Lon Kruger of Oklahoma and Bill Self of Kansas, directed a bunch of talented all-stars in a fierce battle that featured great plays and unforgettable moments. Kansas entered the game No. 1 in the writers’ poll, followed by Oklahoma. The reverse situation existed in the coaches’ poll. That is a true rarity. Oklahoma’s Buddy Hield solidified his case for Player of the Year honors by scoring a career-high 46 points that night. Perry Ellis had 27 points and 13 rebounds for the Jayhawks. Devonte’ Graham scored 22 points and hit the go-ahead free throw in the final OT and Wayne Selden Jr. had 21 points in a game that will go down as the greatest regular season game in years.
“Craziest game I’ve ever been a part of,” said Kansas guard Frank Mason III. Twitter posts from those who were watching on television seemed to agree. Kansas stood 13-1 overall and 2-0 in the Big 12 after that game. The only Kansas loss had been a 79-73 defeat to Michigan State in the Champions Classic. But the rest of the Big 12 was taking aim at the Jayhawks as they pursued their historic 12th consecutive regular-season conference championship. That is almost unbelievable in this age of college basketball. But after that emotional win over Oklahoma, the Jayhawks became turnover-prone on offense and did not play their usual high level of defense. Kansas suffered three consecutive
conference road losses by double-figure margins – at West Virginia, at Oklahoma State and at Iowa State. Denzel Valentine was drawing comparisons to Magic Johnson after that Michigan State win over Kansas. The senior guard totaled 29 points, 12 rebounds and 12 assists for a triple-double that put him in the Player of the Year discussion early. But when Valentine missed four games with a knee injury, the Spartans clearly became a different team. Coach Tom Izzo’s squad lost three straight before bouncing back with a 74-65 win against Maryland. Mark Turgeon’s team at Maryland, led by guard Melo Trimble and freshman big man Diamond Stone, is good enough to take a run at the Final Four. The Terps defeated Iowa 74-68 on Jan. 28 to end the Hawkeyes' nine-game winning streak. Tom Crean’s Indiana team won seven of its first eight conference games to be in the Big Ten race with Iowa and Maryland. The Pac-12, led by Arizona and Oregon, could send as many as eight teams to the NCAA tournament. The Atlantic Coast Conference had six teams ranked in the Top 25 and North Carolina was positioning itself for another possible No. 1 seed. The Tar Heels, led by Marcus Paige and Brice Johnson, are loaded with talent and some believe Roy Williams has had one of his best seasons as coach. That’s saying something. With Kentucky’s youth struggling to fit into roles, Texas A&M emerged as the
Material from The Associated Press included in this story. Ken Davis covers college basketball for Today’sU.com, part of the FanRagSports network.
top team in the Southeastern Conference. The surprising Aggies started 7-0 in the SEC before losing at Arkansas on Jan. 27, bringing Billy Kennedy into the Coach of the Year discussion. The SEC also had the consensus freshman of the year in do-it-all Ben Simmons of LSU. Providence’s Kris Dunn returned to school and emerged as the top point guard in the nation, keeping the Friars in the hunt for the Big East title along with Villanova and sneaky good Xavier, led by Coach of the Year candidate Chris Mack. And no one stayed undefeated any longer than Larry Brown’s SMU Mustangs. SMU won its first 18 games before falling at Temple 89-80. Unfortunately, super point guard Nic Moore, forward Markus Kennedy, and the rest of the Mustangs can’t play in the big dance because of probation. That left Connecticut, Cincinnati, Tulsa and Temple to battle for top representation from the American Athletic Conference. So the stage is set for some fresh faces and surprises at the Final Four. It’s been that kind of season. By the way, Iowa’s last Final Four appearance came in 1980. Iowa State has been waiting to go back since 1944. Just sayin’.
2015-16 BOARD OF DIRECTORS President: Ron Hunter Georgia State University
First Vice President: Jeff Jones Old Dominion University
Second Vice President: Paul Hewitt
Third Vice President: Bo Ryan
Fourth Vice President: Bill Self University of Kansas
2013-14 Past President: Phil Martelli Saint Joseph’s University
2014-15 Past President: Page Moir Roanoke College
Charlie Brock Springfield College
Lorenzo Romar University of Washington
Gary Stewart Stevenson University
Mike Brey University of Notre Dame
Trent Johnson TCU
Lennie Acuff University of Alabama in Huntsville
Mark Gottfried North Carolina State University
Jamie Dixon University of Pittsburgh
Johnny Dawkins Stanford University
John Calipari University of Kentucky
John Thompson III Georgetown University
Matt Margenthaler Minnesota State University, Mankato
Pat Cunningham Trinity (TX) University
Tommy Amaker Harvard University
Jim Boeheim Syracuse University
Dave Archer, National High School Basketball Coaches Association
Bob Burchard Columbia College
2016 Allstate NABC Good Works Team® Helping Humanity from L.A. to Africa Have you heard about the CEO of a multi-million dollar investment firm playing Division I college basketball? How about the sophomore guard in New York’s Hudson Valley whose Dream to Achieve program offers free after school tutoring for local students in need along with basketball and service components? Maybe the sophomore forward in Iowa who has already made multiple trips to Africa and is on the board of directors of Acts 2 Collective, a network of nonprofit organizations that help provide sustainability for farming, drill water wells, build schools and provide care for orphans? There’s a great deal to learn from the 10 student-athletes named to the 2016 Allstate NABC Good Works Team®. For the fourth year, Allstate and the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) have partnered to create the Allstate NABC Good Works Team® to recognize a select group of men’s college basketball student-athletes who have shown dedication to service in their communities. From establishing nonprofits that provide youth with the necessary tools to become leaders of tomorrow, to raising awareness around pertinent issues that N A B C I TI M E-O UT
could save lives, the student-athletes nominated for this prestigious award exhibit leadership skills both on and off the court. College sports information directors and basketball coaches across the country nominated 154 student-athletes who exhibit exceptional leadership skills and an unwavering commitment to volunteerism. Allstate assembled a high-profile voting panel to select the members of the 2016 Allstate NABC Good Works Team® including former college basketball student-athletes Grant Hill (Duke University) and Clark Kellogg (Ohio State University/CBS Sports); media members Seth Davis (Sports Illustrated/CBS) and Dana O’Neil (ESPN); former head coaches Bobby Cremins (Georgia Tech/College of Charleston) and Seth Greenberg (Virginia Tech); and Thomas Clarkson, president of the west territory for Allstate Insurance Company. The student-athletes selected for the 10-member team, five from NCAA® Division I and five from NCAA Divisions II, III and NAIA Divisions I and II, have been invited by Allstate, an official corporate partner of the NCAA®, to the 2016 NABC Convention and 2016
NCAA Men’s Final Four® in Houston, where they will participate in a community service project benefitting the city. Through its partnership with the NCAA, title sponsorship of the Allstate® Sugar Bowl®, and the Allstate “Good Hands®” Field Goal Net program, Allstate has become one of the most recognizable sponsors in college sports. Since 2008, Allstate has partnered with the American Football Coaches Association (AFCA) as a sponsor of the Allstate AFCA Good Works Team®, which shines a spotlight on the positive, off-the-field impact college football student-athletes have on their communities. This year will also mark the fourth Allstate WBCA Good Works Team®, a partnership between Allstate and the Women’s Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA) to recognize women’s college basketball student-athletes for their good works off the court and in their communities. NCAA and Final Four are trademarks of the National Collegiate Athletic Association. CO N V E N T I O N 2 0 1 6 I
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Student-Athletes selected to represent NCAA Division I:
Samer Dhillon
A recent profile of Samer Dhillon on the University of Southern California athletics website called the junior forward “the most interesting man in NCAA basketball”, a title that seems to be fitting. In just more than two years on campus, Dhillon is a neuroscience and pre-med major with a business entrepreneurship minor and spends 10 hours each week doing Alzheimer’s research for the Department of Neuroscience at the Keck School of Medicine. He is the founder of Deep Roots Foundation, a nonprofit focused on providing youth with opportunities to become leaders of tomorrow by excelling in academics, athletics, and community giving and the co-founder of the first-ever USC mobile clinic to provide free health exams and diagnosis in the greater Los Angeles area. The CEO of Quest Investment, an investment advisory firm based in Los Angeles, Dhillon is also actively involved in the charitable programs the USC men’s basketball team works with in the community.
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Kyler Erickson
As a high school senior, Kyler Erickson witnessed a shooting in his school’s administration office, leading to delayed effects of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) which required treatment through a specialized therapy program. The University of Nebraska Omaha senior guard is now using his traumatic experience as a vocal advocate encouraging others to seek assistance for mental health issues. His message of “turning tragedy into testimony” encourages people in all walks of life to confront mental health challenges they may be facing. Erickson serves as a speaker, member and volunteer for the National Alliance on Mental Illness; a mentor for several mentally ill students and residents in Omaha and surrounding areas; volunteers for Lutheran Family Services of Nebraska by assisting with apartment setup for refugees moving to the United States; and cooked, cleaned and spent time with local youths while assisting to build a house at an orphanage in Mexico.
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Anthony Gill
While being raised in North Carolina, Anthony Gill realized the importance of reaching out to those less fortunate, volunteering at a homeless shelter and providing meals for lower income households. The senior forward for the University of Virginia has continued that legacy while in Charlottesville, speaking at area schools on the importance of respect, leadership and being an individual. Gill started a fundraiser for Love146, an international human rights organization working to end child trafficking and exploitation through survivor care and prevention; helped less fortunate families celebrate Christmas by purchasing their wants and needs; and visited orphanages in Jamaica with Athletes in Action. A member of the All-Atlantic Coast Conference defensive team a year ago, he has mentored four young cancer patients, started a shoe drive for people in the Dominican Republic and volunteers in Charlottesville for Habitat for Humanity and the Boys and Girls Club.
Virginia
Jeff Laidig
Jeff Laidig, a senior guard/forward at Belmont University, has participated in three mission trips as part of the Belmont Sports Evangelism ministry, two to Haiti and one to Honduras. Laidig and Belmont team members worked with locals and church groups on infrastructural improvement projects, as well as using basketball as a gateway to share the gospel message. A regular volunteer server and table busser at the Nashville Rescue Mission, he took part in the last two “Amy Grant's Mission” initiatives, distributing food and supplies to the homeless community. Laidig has served as a 'Best Buddies' mentor, sharing life experiences with children and young adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities; volunteered as a reading mentor at a Nashville area elementary school; and began a “bus stop ministry” while in high school - handing out sandwiches and water at the bus terminal - and has carried that on during his college career.
Belmont
Shavon Shields Nebraska
A three-year captain for the University of Nebraska, Shavon Shields' leadership has been instrumental in helping the Huskers give back to the community over the course of his college career. Active on campus and throughout the Lincoln community, Shields has served as a keynote speaker for the Sportsmanship Pep Rally, as well as a volunteer for Husker Heroes, Ollie Webb and Nebrasketball Buddies Kids Clinics. The senior forward has been a team leader in raising awareness for bone marrow donations, a cause that is close to the Husker basketball program because of the plight of former assistant coach Chris Harriman’s son, who suffers from acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Shields, Avery Harriman’s favorite player, and the Nebraska basketball team used their Coaches vs. Cancer event to raise bone marrow awareness on #AveryStrong Day, getting fans and fellow students to sign up to be bone marrow donors and expand the registry.
Student-Athletes selected to represent NCAA Divisions II, III and NAIA:
LyDell Cardwell
Azusa Pacific University’s (APU) LyDell Cardwell has used his own personal experiences to help others. Growing up in East Palo Alto, Calif., he found an avenue to college through Live In Peace, an organization committed to advancing the cultural, educational, and economic empowerment of youth in communities of color. Now a graduate student at APU, Cardwell serves as a mentor and positive role model for other youths in the program when he returns home to East Palo Alto. He traveled with the APU basketball team to Costa Rica on a service tour in 2014, working with his teammates for service projects and conducting basketball clinics for local youth. In 2015, he joined the Cougars for a three-week trip to Thailand, taking part in visits to orphanages and spending time with abandoned children. A first generation college graduate, he addressed the Class of 2015 from his high school last June, six weeks after his graduation from college.
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Ben Gardner
Ben Gardner leads the Hope College men’s basketball team in assists but his numbers on the court pale in comparison to the assistance he has helped provide to an orphanage in Ethiopia. Gardner and two friends were introduced to a young Ethiopian boy, Jesse Getiso Craig, who was adopted by Gardner’s Young Life mentor. After hearing the many stories of Jesse’s early life in his home nation, Gardner and his friends were inspired to create Jesse G. Clothing in young Jesse’s honor to help others like him. For two years, the clothing line’s proceeds gave tangible goods, food and clothing to the orphanage where Jesse first lived. Now, the company has partnered with Ethiopia Reads to build a library in the little boy's hometown. With a literacy rate at 39 percent and ranked 195th in the world, Ethiopians will now be given more of an opportunity to read due to the efforts of Gardner and Jesse G. Clothing.
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Harry Johnson
When Harry Johnson arrived at Bard College in New York’s Hudson Valley, it didn’t take long to realize that diversity was low on the small private campus. With the help of a close friend, Dariel Vasquez, the two founded Brothers at Bard, where young men of color could discuss issues that arise and a support system could be developed for minority students on campus to include outreach work at local high schools for the students of color. He is the co-director of Dream to Achieve, a nonprofit founded to help students in need in the Hudson Valley with an after-school tutoring program, using Bard students as tutors. The program also includes a free basketball component and a service component. The junior guard co-directs an Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) basketball program, a free summer basketball/life skills camp at Bard and the Dream to Achieve College Academy, where a select group of students learn more about the college experience.
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Jordan Saddoris
With an intense passion for service and mission work, Jordan Saddoris of Central College is deeply involved in numerous projects in Africa, utilizing basketball as a tool to provide assistance to those in need. He has already made four trips to Africa and the sophomore forward plans to travel to Ghana at the end of the spring semester. Saddoris, through Iowa club basketball program Kingdom Hoops, led by former Iowa State player Jake Sullivan, joined Sullivan on the board of Acts 2 Collective, a combination of four other 501C-3 organizations that help provide sustainability for farming, drill water wells, build schools and provide care for orphans. Saddoris and Sullivan have worked with basketball athletes in Chad, have helped raise funds for a basketball facility and will conduct another training session in the summer. On campus, Saddoris communicates daily with contacts in Africa to further develop relationships, learn of needs and plan upcoming projects. He also regularly updates American donors and continues fundraising work.
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Isaac Spence Florida Institute of Technology
Isaac Spence is clearly a leader at the Florida Institute of Technology, serving as basketball captain and as president of the Student Athlete Advisory Committee. He heads an organization which focuses on community service, special events, fundraising, and student activity planning with time management and communication skills heavily involved in projects. The senior guard/forward has organized and served as a volunteer helping build houses for Habitat for Humanity. He has volunteered at the Daily Bread food kitchen in the distribution center as well as sorting and stacking incoming food shipments, serving food, cleaning dishes and interacting with the homeless. Spence organized and successfully ran a Fragile X Syndrome Awareness Night at a volleyball match; raised funds at the game; created flyers to raise awareness; and sold memorabilia to students and fans. He has also raised funds for Make-A-Wish® and led discussions at a local school, teaching the importance of academics and work ethic.
Roanoke’s Moir and Rhodes’ Hilgeman to Receive 2016 Division III Outstanding Service Awards
Roanoke College’s Page Moir and long-time Rhodes College coach Herb Hilgeman have been selected as the recipients of the 20th annual Division III outstanding service awards from the National Association of Basketball Coaches. The awards, which recognize those who have contributed significantly “inside and outside the lines” of coaching as distinguished members of their communities, will be presented on Saturday, April 2, in Houston during the NABC’s annual convention. Moir is in his 27th season at Roanoke and is just the ninth men’s head basketball coach in the Maroons’ 100-year history of the sport. He became the winningest coach in the College’s history in December of 2003 and won his 400th game early in the 2014-15 season. Moir is also the winningest and longest tenured coach in the Old Dominion Athletic Conference. In addition to success on the court, the student-athletes who have played for Moir have had outstanding success academically. Of the four-year players in the Maroons’ program, the graduation rate is near 100 percent with many of the graduates going on to graduate school, law school and medical school. Moir’s program has also played a significant role in the community, working regularly with the Virginia Special Olympics and the Roanoke City School system with its Extended Day program. The Maroons’ players assist selected elementary school children in both academic tutoring and teaching fundamental basketball skills. Moir has also involved his team in charitable efforts, raising more than $80,000 for the local chapter of the American Cancer Society and the V Foundation. Roanoke has also hosted the First National Bank Tip-Off Tournament, which assists the Community Christmas Store, a local organization that helps needy families during the holiday season. Prior to his arrival at Roanoke, Moir was an assistant coach at Western Carolina, Cincinnati, Roanoke and Virginia Tech, his alma mater. While at Tech, Moir helped the Hokies to two NCAA tournaments and one NIT, working with future NBA stars Dell Curry and Bimbo Coles. Moir joined the NABC board of directors as a Division III representative in 2002 and was the president of the NABC in 2014-15. N A B C I TI M E-OUT
“It has been a pleasure to be associated with Page and to serve with him and under him on the NABC board of directors,” said Springfield College head coach Charlie Brock. “In the process of advocating for Division III and working with the development of the annual Division III All-Star game (held in Salem, Va.), we have become life-long friends.” Moir comes from a coaching family as his father, Charles Moir, coached at Roanoke from 1967-73 and led the Maroons to the 1972 NCAA championship. The NABC national coach of the year in 1972, the elder Moir moved on to successful stints at Tulane and Virginia Tech, winning more than 600 career games.
When Herb Helgeman was named head basketball coach at Rhodes College in Memphis, he may never have thought he would spend his entire coaching career in one place. He did, however, become a Lynx for life, serving as head basketball coach for 34 seasons, retiring in 2010. With a record of 473 wins and 360 losses, Helgeman is not only Rhodes’ leader in basketball victories for a career but holds that position for all Lynx sports.
It did not take long for Hilgeman to build his program in Memphis, guiding Rhodes to the Elite Eight in the NCAA Division III tournament in just his fifth season. He had 14 teams ranked in the top 25 nationally and his 1991-92 club won 20 straight games, the longest win streak of any NCAA team at any level that season. Hilgeman earned several coaching awards, including the South Region coach of the year in 1981 and 1982. He was the College Athletic Conference coach of the year in 1991 and captured the same title in the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference (SCAC) in 1993. Hilgeman ranks first in the SCAC in victories with 473 and conference wins with 213. Hilgeman’s legacy at Rhodes went far beyond the lines of the basketball court. He served for two seasons as head volleyball coach for the Lynx and was the interim director of athletics for a few months in 1985. Upon his induction into the Rhodes Athletic Hall of Fame in October, 2013, Hilgeman was recognized not only as the all-time winningest coach, but also as Rhodes’ “all-time most beloved athletic staff member”. Since his retirement, Hilgeman has taken an active role in his church community, becoming a “Stephen Minister”. In that capacity, he provides pastoral care for people going through a crisis and is presently a Care Giver for two people. The NABC is extremely pleased to honor these gentlemen who, throughout their careers, have been outstanding coaches, great teachers, and significant leaders in their communities. They have done a terrific job in communicating strategies and techniques to their respective teams, distinguished themselves as wonderful role models to their players and associates, and embody the spirit of coaching. CO N V E N T I O N 2 0 1 6 I
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One More Way to Be a Hero by Carey Casey, CEO, National Center for Fathering
As a coach, you’re probably looking for a player who will step up and be a “hero”—whether that player makes a last-second shot, takes a charge, blocks a shot, or sets a pick so another player can score. I’m inspired when I see those kinds of heroic plays, but I’m even more inspired when I see news stories about entire teams showing up at a hospital to visit cancer patients, serving food at a homeless shelter or delivering Christmas gifts to disadvantaged families. Above the wins and losses, that’s when teams are truly making a difference in their communities. Of course, at the National Center for Fathering, we believe all dads are already heroes to their kids ... or they could be. And for any father or father figure—or group of athletes who want to be positive role models and maybe want to step it up a notch—we have a great idea for that. It’s called WATCH D.O.G.S. (Dads Of Great Students). It’s all about getting dads and other male role models to spend a day at a school, just having fun and being a positive presence there. Currently there are programs in more than 5,100 schools. During my time here at NCF, I have heard many amazing stories about this program, but I didn’t fully appreciate it until I had a chance to volunteer at my son’s school a few years back. When I
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arrived, they handed me an itemized schedule of my entire day and a walkie-talkie. My agenda included time in five different classrooms, eating lunch with my son, and patrolling the campus. On the playground, I talked sports with some of the boys and they asked me to be their quarterback. Some of the girls just asked, "Could you watch us play?" And so I just stood there watching, and somehow they were affirmed by that. I worked on math flash cards with one girl. When we finished, she asked, "Can I come back and do it again?" With all the kids, I was touched by their sense of accomplishment and eagerness to share when they learned something new. Plus, I got a much-needed refresher course on the state capitals. By three o'clock, I couldn’t believe how fast the day went! You know, in my leadership role at NCF, I have met with government leaders (including the President), appeared on national TV shows and spoken to numerous professional sports teams. I am known for various reasons; I’ve collected a few titles on my resume. But when I put on that WATCH D.O.G.S. T-shirt and then heard kids say, "Hi, Mr. WatchDOG," or, "Wow, Mr. Casey is a WatchDOG. That's cool"—it was as though I had gone to a whole new level, a higher status. I was a “Hero of the Hallways.” So, then, what will a man do at a school to give him that hero status? Leap a tall building? Not quite. But he’ll walk around the school building to make sure everything is okay.
Will that T-shirt make him faster than a speeding bullet? No, but he’ll get to work with students on math problems or reading, and he will help them become faster and more proficient in those important areas. Will that volunteer display more power than a speeding locomotive? No. But more important than that, he will have a powerful positive influence on kids in the school—especially kids who don’t have a dad. So many kids need someone to talk to, or just need a good word from someone who cares. It’s like what one man said about WATCH D.O.G.S.: “On the playground, you’re Michael Jordan! In the classroom, you’re Albert Einstein. In the hallways, you’re Superman!” Well, I would say you’re even better than that. If you’re a dad, I hope you’ll volunteer at your child’s school—or maybe help start a program there. Encourage other dads you know to get involved in the program at their kids’ schools. (You can find out more at fathers.com/watchdogs.) And when you get the chance, take your players to volunteer at a local school. The kids will be encouraged—and thrilled. And your players will understand more about what it really means to be a hero.
Carey Casey is CEO at the National Center for Fathering (NCF) and author of Championship Fathering. He is married with four children and nine grandchildren. The vision of NCF is to have an actively engaged father or father figure in the life of every child. See more articles and resources for dads at www.fathers.com, or contact NCF with a question or comment at dads@fathers.com.
The opinions expressed in this article are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of the NABC.
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NABC Chaplain’s Corner, Pastor Donnell Jones
Get Back Up! When you fall down…get back up!
When you fall down…get back up!
When you fall down…get back up!
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layers get knocked down. Coaches are fired. Families are separated. Soldiers are wounded. Children are bullied. Dreams are shattered. In life, everyone falls down, but not everyone gets back up. My daughter was three years old the first time she fell out of the swing. I panicked. She cried. It took quite a long time to console and convince her that it was okay to swing again. That’s when it hit me. Her tears had more to do with my panic-stricken face than her fall from the swing. So the next time she fell, I looked into her eyes and said, “when you fall down, get back up!” She leaped to her feet and shouted “GET BACK UP!” The moment my daughter got back up, she starting swinging again. Since that day, I have encouraged my family, my team, my leaders, my friends and many more to GET BACK UP! I don’t know how you got knocked down, wounded, or how your dreams were shattered. I do know this a moment for you to get back up and start swinging again. The question is never “if” but “when” you fall down, will you get back up? Will you get back up when the results from the exam confirm the presence of cancer? Will you get back up after the death-like blow of betrayal? Will you get back up after the pain of divorce? Will you get back up despite failure and defeat? Will you get back up again? Olympian Eric Liddel, gold-medal winner of the 1924 men’s 400m, got back up. His life is portrayed in the 1981 film Chariots of Fire. In a qualifying race, Liddel is knocked down by another runner. The crowd panics as seemingly his chance for victory is denied. That’s when everything goes in slow motion. Liddel gets back up and begins to run with breathless pace. One by one, he runs down every runner and wins the race. Resolve to get back up. Find the face of encouragement in a friend. Avoid the panic-stricken faces of well meaning people. Tear up the rsvp for the pity party. Cry aloud “get back up!” Stand up. Dust yourself off. Stop looking backwards. It’s like staring in the rearview mirror. It will only land you in a ditch. Fix your eyes forward. Pace yourself. Catch your breath. Find the rhythm of your race. The victory belongs not to the strong or the swift but to those who endure to the end. Run to win. Get back up and begin to run down failure. Run down defeat. Run down sickness. Run down regret. Run down fear. Run down discouragement. Run down everything that stands between you and the finish line. So I say to you... When you fall down…get back up!
When you fall down…get back up!
When you fall down…get back up!
“Pastor Donnell Jones is pastor of Grace Covenant Church in Washington DC, Character Coach for the Maryland Terrapins and Chaplain of the NABC.”
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NCAA Eligibility Updates Division I For many athletes who dream of playing Division I basketball, their high school careers can be a numbers game. Are they scoring enough points? Playing sound defense? Hitting free throws? You may even have given them another number to think about: 2.3, the minimum high school GPA needed for a Division I freshman to compete if they enroll full time on or after August 1, 2016. But did you know your students who want to play Division I basketball also need to remember the numbers 16, 10 and 7? Starting August 1, 2016, high school graduates (your current senior class) must meet the following core-course requirements to compete in their first year at a Division I school: 16: Students must complete 16 core courses. 10: Students must complete 10 of their core courses before the start of their seventh high school semester. For most students, that’s the start of their senior year. 7: Students must complete 7 of their 10 core courses in English, math or science. Students who are finishing their sixth semester without the necessary 10 core courses may need to consider summer school. Just remember that summer school courses must be on a high school’s NCAA-approved list and must be completed before the first day of the student’s seventh semester.
SAT Changes The SAT is changing, and the redesigned test will be offered for the first time in March 2016. The NCAA Eligibility Center will not combine section scores from the current and redesigned SAT when determining a student-athlete's initial eligibility. The NCAA Eligibility Center will only combine section scores from the same version of the test. Additional information on changes to the SAT can be found at www.collegeboard.org.
Division II Division II also has increased its minimum GPA from a 2.0 to a 2.2, effective for Division II freshmen to compete if they enroll full time on or after August 1, 2018. Division II has also adopted a sliding scale of GPA and SAT/ACT test score that is similar to Division I. To read more about these rule changes and to see the new Division II sliding scales, visit www.ncaa.org/playcollegesports.
• Visit NFHSLearn.com and join the more than 6,000 other individuals who have completed the free online NCAA Initial Eligibility course. • Make sure your athletes who want to play sports in college register at eligibilitycenter.org. • Share information: Talk to high school counselors, parents and athletes about the upcoming increase in academic standards and encourage them to visit NCAA.org/playcollegesports. • Spread the word to your colleagues in the scholastic and non-scholastic coaching communities. Online content at NCAA.org/eligibilitycenter provides immediate access to initial-eligibility printouts, videos and tutorials. • Find us on Twitter @NCAA_EC.
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Transcript Upload Did you know high school counselors and administrators can upload student transcripts directly to the NCAA Eligibility Center using our free and easy upload feature on the high school portal? Primary Takeaway If your students want to play NCAA Division I or II sports, they need to be certified by the NCAA Eligibility Center. That means they need to be more than a great athlete. They need to be a great student as well. You are an integral part in helping spread the word about these academic standards. We need your help in emphasizing that from the beginning of ninth grade, courses and grades are more important than ever. CHECKLIST
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A Busy Convention Schedule for NHSBCA by Dave Archer, NHSBCA Senior Director of Operations website: www.nhsbca.org
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he NABC Convention in Houston will have a range of activities for high school coaches in attendance. First, on Friday morning, there is an open meeting for the representatives of state basketball coaches associations. All high school coaches are welcome to attend. The meeting is an opportunity to bring up issues facing high school coaches and discuss possible solutions. The High School Coaches Reception on Friday evening has quickly grown to be a featured part of the convention. This sponsored event with refreshments provides the opportunity for high school coaches to socialize, network and exchange ideas in an informal atmosphere. On Saturday morning there will be a discussion of high school basketball rules with a representative of the National Federation of High Schools. This is a great opportunity to provide input as well as gain understanding of what rules changes and experiments are coming. There will be several clinic sessions aimed at high school coaches in both a classroom setting as well as on the court. Be sure to check your clinic packet for the date, time and location of these events.
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The NHSBCA Annual Summer meeting will be held in Kansas City July 12-14, 2016. This meeting is for the leaders of the 30 state basketball coaches associations. Those states that do not have a basketball specific organization can still attend and participate. A person or persons representing a committee of a larger overall state athletic association are certainly encouraged to attend. In addition, we also welcome coaches from a state that are thinking about forming a State Basketball Coaches Association. The NHSBCA will gladly help coaches form a basketball coaches association in their state. For example, last year groups from Pennsylvania and Maryland attended and received helpful hints and advice on how to form a State Basketball Coaches Association. A portion of these meetings will follow the very successful “clinic� style used last year. There will be sessions to help state associations grow and develop. There will be a formal general session/business meeting in which issues are discussed and plans formulated for the good of the scholastic game and coaches. The Court of Honor banquet will recognize individuals and/or groups who have contributed to the scholastic game of basketball at the national level. Informational sessions will be held with other organizations such as the NCAA, NFHS, NAIA, NJCAA and USA Basketball. The NHSBCA summer meetings are the one time each year when representatives of high school coaches from throughout the country have the opportunity to identify common issues and solutions. States that have State Basketball Coaches Associations are: Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California (southern), Florida, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Washington and Wisconsin. The National High School Basketball Coaches Association also serves as the High School Congress of the NABC. 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 CO N V E N T I O N 2 0 1 6 I
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PRELIMINARY 2016 CONVENTION SC HEDULE Thursday, March 31
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Convention Registration MARKETPLACE & Locker Room Hospitality PDS X&O Clinic Horizon League Meeting Latino Coaches’ Association Meeting PDS X&O Clinic Mid America Conference Meeting NAIA Executive Board Meeting PDS Personal Clinic Assistant Coaches’ Committee Meeting PDS X&O Clinic Summit League Meeting NIKE - NABC Welcome Reception
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Division I Head Coaches’ Meeting presented by adidas Convention Registration MARKETPLACE & Locker Room Hospitality NAIA Coaches’ Meeting Division II All-America Committee Meeting Division III All-America Committee Meeting PDS Personal Clinic PDS X&O Clinic PDS Personal Clinic NHSBCA Meeting Assistant Coaches’ Meeting PDS Personal Clinic Hillyard - NABC Champions Luncheon NABC Ministry Team Character Coaching Forum PDS X&O Clinic Academics Committee Meeting NABC - BTI Scheduling Meeting General Membership Meeting PDS Personal Clinic Bounce Back Forum PDS Ethics Clinic: “NCAA Ethics Panel Discussion” Division I Congress Meeting Division II Coaches’ Meeting Division III Congress Meeting Junior College Coaches’ Meeting Rules Committee Meeting Research Committee Meeting PDS X&O Clinic NABC Ministry Team Coaches’ Forum PDS Personal Clinic Asian Coaches’ Meeting NABC - Reese’s College All-Star Game High School Coaches’ Social
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Missouri Basketball Coaches’ Association Meeting Final Four® 4 Miler Division II Congress Meeting PDS Personal Clinic High School Coaches’ Rules/ Roundtable Discussion MARKETPLACE & Locker Room Hospitality Division III Coaches’ Meeting PDS Ethics Clinic: “NCAA Ethics Panel Discussion” Jewish Coaches’ Association Meeting PDS X&O Clinic NABC Alumni Reception & Gathering High School Coaches’ Meeting NABC Foundation Meeting PDS Coaching Clinic - High School Clinic NABC International Coaches’ Forum AAE Meeting – formerly the BCA General
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Big Ten Conference Meeting Maui Invitational Meeting Sun Belt Conference Meeting Ministry Team Worship Service Catholic Mass National Association of Collegiate Basketball Managers’ Meeting PDS X&O Clinic PDS Personal Clinic PDS X&O Clinic PDS Personal Clinic PDS X&O Clinic AT&T NABC Guardians of the Game Awards Show NABC Guardians of the Game Awards Reception presented by Saint Louis University
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PDS Personal Clinic PDS X&O Clinic PDS Personal Clinic NCAA NABC Eligibility Forum PDS X&O Clinic – B-down & Analysis of the Final Four 8:18 pm NCAA Division I Men’s Championship Game Post-Game NCAA - NABC Coaches’ Trophy Presentation 9:18 pm NCAA Division I Men’s Championship Game Post-Game NCAA - NABC Coaches’ Trophy Presentation *Dates and time subject to change