The NCAA has been a little quiet lately, too quiet if you ask me. Well, here they are again, getting their names in the news.
Basketball
At the recommendation of the Men’s and Women’s Basketball Oversight Committees, the transfer windows in men’s and women’s basketball will open for a 15-day period the day after the championship game for the respective NCAA tournament. [that’s the headline – no more having to recruit while the NCAAT is in progress] The changes are effective immediately.
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When a head coaching change occurs, a 15-day period will open five days after the new head coach is hired or publicly announced. If a new head coach is not announced within 30 days of the previous head coach’s departure — and the 31st day after the head coach’s departure is after the championship game — a 15-day window will open. The additional head coach departure window is available only after the basketball transfer window opens through Jan. 2.
In basketball, midyear transfers are not eligible to compete at a second school if they enrolled at an NCAA school during the first academic term, regardless of whether they competed there.
There are further changes:
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Men’s Wrestling – transfer window will be 30 days
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Men’s Ice Hockey – transfer window will be 15 days
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Track and Field – one 30-day window that opens the day after selections for the D1 Men’s and Women’s Outdoor Track and Field Championships
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New championships for women’s sports in acrobatics, tumbling and stunt. Adding women’s flag football to the Emerging Sports for Women program
