Evaluating the NCAA’s new June recruiting panorama

That was fairly a month of June for Illinois highschool basketball. Different in its panorama and significance, June grew to become a month the place scholarships had been earned whereas prospects performed with their highschool groups. Throughout the month I had conversations with an countless listing of school coaches in any respect ranges. We mentioned the adjustments within the revamped recruiting calendar, the place evaluations have grow to be nearly equally shared between the membership circuit and the standard highschool basketball group. Here are some ideas, perspective and concepts from the busy month that doesn't embody any speak on particular person gamers or highschool groups. ➤ The total impression of the analysis

‘The Daily Show’ Mocks NCAA’s ‘Perfectly Fair’ Rules Behind Eligibility, Player Compensation (Video)

The Daily Show and Jon Stewart just seem to have a way of breaking issues down to their most basic points, or finding examples of hypocrisy and shining a light on them. On Thursday night’s episode, the NCAA was firmly in their sights. Correspondent Asif Mandvi profiled University of Minnesota wrestler Joel Bauman, who’s NCAA eligibility was revoked after he published a rap song under his own name. According to NCAA rules, student athletes are not allowed to profit from their names in any way. The segment contrasts Bauman’s plight with that of former UCLA basketball player Ed O’Bannon, who is suing the NCAA for using his likeness in the EA Sports video game NCAA Basketball 09. Check out all the sarcastic, yet