USD Men's Basketball 2007-2008

NCAA COMPLIANCE I want to play Division I intercollegiate athletics at San Diego ...

Wh at do I need to do in o rder to play at San Diego as a freshman? If you intend to participate in Division I or II athletics as a freshman, you must regi ster and be certified by the NCAA Initial-Eligibility Clearinghouse. Your high school counselors should provide you with a student-release form and a brochure titled, "NCAA Guide for the College-Bound Student-Athlete." In order to be registered with the clearinghouse, you must complete the student-release form and mail the top (white) copy of the form to tl1e clearinghouse along with the $50 registration fee. Give the yellow and pink copies of the form to a high– school official, who then sends the yellow copy, along with an official copy of your high-school transcript that includes your SAT or ACT score(s) , to the clearinghouse. Your high school should keep the pink copy for its files. You may also register online at W\:vw. ncaaclearinghouse. ru:.r. After graduation and before the school closes for the summer, your school also must send the clearinghouse a copy o f your final transcript that confirms graduation from high school. Your counselors can obtain registration materials, at no cost, by calling the clearinghouse at (319) 337-1492 or (877) 262-1492. How d o I know if I'm bein g recruite d? You become a "prospective student-a thlete" when you start ninth -grad e classes. Before tl1e ninth grade, you become a prospec– tive student-athlete if a college gives you (or your relatives or fri ends) any financial aid or other benefits that the college does not provide prospective students generally. You become a "recruited prospective student-athlete" at a particular college if any coach approaches you (or anymember of your family) about enrolling and participating in atl1letics at tl1at college. Activities by coaches that cause you to become a recruited prospective student-athlete are (1 ) providing you with an official visit; (2) placing more than one telephone call to you or any other member of your family; or (3) visiting you or any other member of your family anywhere other than the college campus. Boosters: In addition to general recruiting regulations, no alumni, boosters or representatives o f a college's athletics interests can be involved in your recruitment. There can be no phone calls or letters from boosters. If a USD booster is contacting you, please call the San Diego Compliance Office as soon as possible at (619) 260-7577. Don't risk your NCAJ-\. eligibility!

you will be visiting; (2) on the day of a coach's off-campus contact witl1 you by tl1at coach; (3) on the initial date for signing tl1e National Letter of Intent in your sport through two days after the initial signing date; and (4) you (or your parents) may telephone a coach at your expense as often as you wish. After a National Letter o f Intent is signed, unlimited calls may be placed to the prospect. Off-Campus Co ntacts : A college coach may contact you in person off the college campus o nly on or after July 1 after the completion of your junior year in hig h school. The contact mu st take place on the prospect's high school campus and follow restric– tions on the sp o rt's recruiting calendar. A contact is any face-to– face meeting between a college coach or athletics staff member and you or your parents, during which any of you say more th an " hello." Also, an y such face-to-face meeting that is prearranged or that takes place on your campus, at an o rganized competition or practice involving you or your high school, prep arato r y school, two-year college or all-s tar team shall be considered a contact, regardless of the conversation. However, a college coach may visit your high school (with the approval of your high school principal) o nly o nce a week during contact period. Evaluation s: An evaluation is any o ff-campus activity u sed to assess your acad emic qualification s or athletics ability, including a v isit to your hig h school (during which no contact occurs) or watching you practice or compete at an y site. In football, a coach h as three evaluation opportunities and six contact opp or tunities. Once you sign a National Letter of Intent, yo u may be evaluated an unlimited number o f times b y a college coach from the college with w hich you h ave signed. Le tters : Letters and printed recruiting information may be sent to you starting September 1" at the b eginning of your junior year in high schoo l. However, you m ay still contact a university prio r to this date to receive general (non-athletic related) infor– mation. You may also complete an ath letic questio nnaire prior to this date. What Can I Receive from San Diego? You (or your family) maynot receive any benefit, inducement or arrange– ment, such as cash, clotlung, camp, improper expenses, transportation, gifts or loans to encourage you to sign a National Letter of Intent or attend an NCAA college.

When can I talk to the coach and h ave him /he r see m e play?

Who do I contact with any Questions on Eligibility?

Telephone Calls: In Football, a prospect may receive one phone call in May of the prospects junior year in high school and may start receiving additional calls after September 1 of your senior year. After this, a college coach is limited to one telephone call per week to you (or your parents or legal guardians), except that unlimited calls to you (or your parents or legal guardian s) may be made under the following circumstances: (1) during the five days immediately before your official visit by the college

You may contact Shaney Fink, USD's Associate Director of Athletics for Compliance and Student Services/SWA at 619-260-4755 or by email at fink@sandiego.edu.