Men’s Basketball Rules Education June , 24 th 2012

1. Men’s Basketball Rules Education June, 24th 2012

2. NON-COACHING STAFF (DOBO) Institutional staff involved in non-coaching activities do not count towards the number of countable coaches  Not identified as a coach  Don’t engage in any on- or off-field coaching or instruction activities  Not involved in any off-campus recruiting of PSAs or scouting of opponents May Participate in organized activities involving ONLY the coaching staff Attend and participate in coaches meetings Analyze CU and opponent film Attend practice and competition (administrative duties ONLY) May Not Observe SAs who are engaged in non-organized voluntary athletically related activities (e.g., conditioning, pick-up games) participate in practice, skill instruction or pre-game warm-up activities Perform recruiting functions (evaluation and/or selection of PSAs)

3. Team Mangers Team managers must perform traditional managerial duties May Participate in limited on-field activities during practice or competition on a regular basis Assist with warm-up activities Assist with drills Rebound May Not Provide instruction to SAs Be a “practice player”

4. Countable Athletically Related Activities • Strength & Conditioning activities • Practice / Skill instruction • Competition • Film sessions with coaches • Meetings initiated or required by coach Any REQUIRED activity MUST be counted * INCLUDES PUNISHMENT ACTIVITIES * • ComplianceMeetings • Academic Meetings • Study hall / Tutoring • Training room and/or rehab • Travel associated with contest (“off day”) • Recruiting activities • Meeting with coach that is initiated by student-athlete Workouts without coaches present and initiated by student-athlete (coaches may provide information related to availability for voluntary workouts, and may also assign specific times for voluntary facility usage) Countable Not-Countable ASK BEFORE YOU ACT

5. Athletics Activities A competition day counts as 3 hours regardless of duration • Sept 15 – April 15th Entire Team may partake • Before Sept 15th and after April 15th Limited to FOUR Sas at a time

6. How To Keep A Voluntary Activity Voluntary • Activity must be initiated/requested solely by the student athlete • Do not report activity information to coaches or staff members • Includes attendance/participation records • Applies to non-coaching staff members who are present during voluntary activities • Student-athlete may not be punished based on their participation/performance in voluntary activities

7. Men’s BasketballSummer Workouts • Countable activities: Student-athletes must be enrolled in summer school or meet the following criteria: • Out-of-season limitations apply • Eight (8) hours per week (maximum of 2 hours of “skill instruction”) • Two (2) days off per week

8. Extra Benefits • A student-athlete (or his/her friends or relatives) may not receive any benefit and/or arrangement that is not also available to the general student body • Impermissible benefits include: • Meals • Transportation • Gift certificates • Use of an automobile • Lodging • Discounts at stores

9. Unethical Conduct • NCAA Bylaw 10.1 • Failure to provide complete accurate information to CU or the NCAA • Knowingly providing extrabenefits • Academic fraud • TELL THE TRUTH

10. New Enforcement Structure

11. Previous Violation Structure • Two-tiered: • Major • Compromises the integrity of NCAA rules • Generally involves an extensive recruiting or competitive advantage • Secondary • Isolated or inadvertent in nature • Provides minimal recruiting or competitive advantage • Does not include any significant impermissible benefit

12. New Violation Structure • Four levels of violations • Penalties will include postseason bans of 2-4 seasons, fines and season-long suspensions of coaches • Increased responsibility of head coaches with respect to compliance with NCAA regulations • Committee on Infractions expanded from 10 to as many as 24 members

13. LEVEL l: Severe Breach Of Conduct • Seriously undermines the integrity of the NCAA • Provides substantial recruiting, competitive or other advantage • Extensive impermissible benefits • Examples: • Academic fraud • Lack of institutional control • Payment or other benefits provided to secure enrollment of a prospect • Staff awareness of third party involvement in recruiting violations • Failure to cooperate in an NCAA enforcement investigation • Collective level II and/or level III violations

14. LEVEL ll: Significant Breach Of Conduct • Conduct that may compromise the integrity of the NCAA • Provides “more than a minimal but less than substantial” recruiting, competitive or other advantage • Includes “more than a minimal but less than a substantial” impermissible benefits Examples: • Failure to monitor • Systemic violations that do not amount to a lack of institutional control • Multiple recruiting, financial aid or eligibility violations • Collective Level III violations

15. LEVEL lll: Breach Of Conduct • Isolated or limited in nature • Provides “no more than a minimal” recruiting, competitive or other advantage • Minimal impermissible benefits Examples: • Minimal/isolated extra benefit, financial aid, academic eligibility or recruiting violations • Collective Level IV violations

16. LEVEL lV: Incidental Issues • Inadvertent and isolated, technical in nature • Negligible, if any, competitive advantage • Generally will not impact eligibility for competition • Level may be revised or even eliminated pending outcomes from the Rules Working Group’s efforts to streamline the Division I Manual

17. Penalties: Levels l&2 • Postseason bans • Financial penalties including fines, return of revenue and reduction/elimination of NCAA monetary distribution • Scholarship reductions • Head Coach restrictions (suspension) • Show-Cause orders • Recruiting restrictions (e.g., # of visits, communications) • Probation

18. Penalties: Levels lll&lV • Forfeiture/vacation of contests in which an ineligible student-athlete competes • Termination of recruiting a particular prospect • Prohibition of off-campus recruiting • Fines (up to $5,000) • Scholarship reductions (up to 20 percent) • Public Reprimand

19. Responsibility Of Head Coach

20. Responsibility of Head Coach (11.1.2.1) • Presumed to be responsible for the actions of all of his/her assistant coaches and staff members • “Penalties in the previous structure relied on whether the head coach knew of the violations or whether there was a 'presumption of knowledge.’ But under the new structure, rather than focus on knowledge or the presumption of it, the bylaw will be amended to presume only responsibility. Accordingly, if a violation occurs, the head coach is presumed responsible, and if he or she can’t overcome that presumption, charges will be forthcoming.”

21. Responsibility of Head Coach: Expectations • Promote an “atmosphere of compliance” within his/her program • Monitor the activities of all assistant coaches and staff members within his/her program

22. Responsibility of Head Coach: Levels l&2 Violations • After August 1, 2013, if a Head Coach is deemed responsible, he/she may face the following penalties: • Level I violation: Full season suspension • Level II violation: Half season suspension • Number of contests will depend on severity of violation(s) • Head Coach is presumed responsible for Level I & II violations within his/her program, unless he/she can show that he/she: • Promoted an “atmosphere of compliance” • Monitored his/her staff

23. Responsibility of Head Coach: Level lll Violations • After August 1, 2013, if a Head Coach is deemed responsible, he/she may face suspension for Level III violations • Examples: • Contact with a prospect during a Dead Period • Exceeding permissible number of contacts with a prospect • Collective and/or intentional recruiting violations • Staff awareness of third party involvement in impermissible benefits to student-athletes or prospects • Providing apparel/equipment or other inducements to prospects

24. Responsibility of Head Coach: Promoting Atmosphere Of Compliance • Meet with Athletics Director to discuss expectations for compliance with NCAA regulations • Establish a plan (in writing) • Conduct regular meetings with Compliance Office staff • Discuss/document expectations with coaches and staff Members • Documentation

25. Responsibility of Head Coach: Monitoring • Regular compliance meetings with staff • “Actively look for red flags of potential violations” • Ensure staff immediately notifies Compliance Office when “red flags” occur • Create written procedures for monitoring (consult Compliance Office) • Assign staff liaison(s) to Compliance Office • Assign staff members to monitor specific areas of compliance • Ask questions!

26. QUESTIONS?