Here is some important information that you must understand…
High school basketball is one step toward your dreams to play college basketball. If you want your game to stand out amongst all the other basketball talent there are some things you need to consider after you have mastered the ability to play great defense, developed your quickness and explosiveness, shoot the basketball, drive to the rim and score with contact and make the free throws.
Most good basketball players miss out on being recruited by D1 or D2 colleges because they have not met the eligibility requirements by the NCAA Clearinghouse.
The NCAA has five major requirements to be considered eligible to play DI or DII college basketball:
1) Student Athletes must maintain a minimum 2.0 G.P.A. in all approved core classes.
2) Student athletes must complete all of their high school core classes. Core classes are courses that have been approved by the NCAA that meet academic standards. The NCAA Clearinghouse approves courses in the following categories – Social Studies, Math, Natural or Physical Science and English. In order to get approved for Division l college status a student must complete a minimum of 16 core classes. Division II requires a minimum of 14 core classes:
16 Core Course Requirement for Division l
4 years of English.
3 years of mathematics (Algebra I or higher).
2 years of natural/physical science (1 year of lab if offered by high school).
1 year of additional English, mathematics or natural/physical science.
2 years of social science.
4 years of additional courses (from any area above, foreign language or nondoctrinal religion/philosophy).
14 Core Course Requirements for Division II: (Note: Beginning August 1, 2013 NCAA Division II will require completion of 16 core courses.)
3 years of English.
2 years of mathematics (Algebra I or higher).
2 years of natural/physical science (1 year of lab if offered by high school).
2 years of additional English, mathematics or natural/physical science.
2 years of social science.
3 years of additional courses (from any area above, foreign language or nondoctrinal religion/philosophy).
3) Student Athletes must meet the minimum score requirements for ACT or SAT. Division I qualifying scores are based on a “sliding scale”. The higher your academic G.P.A. the lower your ACT/SAT scores. The lower your academic G.P.A. the higher your ACT/SAT score needs to be. For example: If student has core G.P.A. of 3.550 & above they have to have a minimum SAT score of 400 (verbal and math) or minimum ACT score of 37. However, if a student has a core G.P.A. of 2.00 they must have a minimum SAT score of 1010 or minimum ACT score of 86.
Division II doesn’t have a sliding scale. Student Athletes must have a minimum SAT score of 820 (verbal and math) or minimum ACT sum score of 68.
4) Graduate from high school!
5) Maintain amateur status per NCAA rules. This is an important issue. Players can not accept monetary gifts or play at a professional level.
When is the best time to register for NCAA Eligibility?
The NCAA states a player must register at the NCAA Eligibility Center at the beginning of their junior year in high school (www.eligibilitycenter.org). It is important to make sure you keep your NCAA portfolio up-to-date on a regular basis so that colleges or universities will have the most recent information about you. Your high school counselor also needs to send your transcripts to the NCAA Eligibility Center after you complete six semesters of coursework.
IMPORTANT!
It is important that you understand NCAA eligibility requirements if you plan to pursue DI or DII college basketball. Do not wait for a coach or a friend to do this for you. Take responsibility for your career. To learn more about the NCAA Eligibility Center visit www.ncaa.org. For NAIA schools go to http://www.playnaia.org/
At Bull Dawg Basketball Training we can help you with your game and we can provide counseling on meeting your eligibility requirements. Contact Kenny Robinson@bulldawgbasketball.com
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