ncaa-manual

13.18 Basketball Event Certification.In basketball, in order for an event (e.g., camp, league, tournament or festival) to be certified, a certification applicationform must be submitted each year to the NCAA national office 45 days before the start of the event. Anevent review form for each event also must be submitted to the national office not later than three months after theevent sessions. The following criteria must be met by each event in order to be certified: (Adopted: 11/1/01 effective4/1/02, Revised: 1/13/03, 4/29/04, 7/30/10, 10/27/11, 7/31/13)(a) Admissions fees charged to all event participants must be similar;(b) No air or ground transportation or other gifts or inducements shall be provided to the event participants ortheir coaches or relatives;(c) A prospective student-athlete who attends an NCAA certified event shall not retain any athletics equipmentor apparel provided for his use at the event other than an event T-shirt. All other apparel (e.g., shoes or shorts)may be retained only if the prospective student-athlete is charged the normal retail value of such items (asopposed to the event’s cost in purchasing the items);(d) Compensation provided to event personnel shall be commensurate with the going rate for event personnel oflike teaching ability and event experience;(e) The event shall include a comprehensive educational session presented in-person or in a video format thatincludes a review of regulations related to initial-eligibility standards, gambling, agents and drug use; (Revised:1/13/03)(f) Neither the event nor any participating team shall have on its staff or as a participant any individual who hasbeen found guilty or pleaded guilty in a court of law for having been involved in sports bribery, point shavingor game fixing; (Revised: 4/25/11)(g) The event shall not be conducted in a venue where sports wagering on intercollegiate athletics is permitted,or on property sponsored by an establishment that permits sports wagering on intercollegiate athletics or isbranded with signage for such an establishment; (Adopted: 1/14/02)(h) No individual or agency involved in the marketing of any individual’s athletics reputation or ability (includingan employee of an agent or anyone associated with an agent in his or her capacity of marketing any individual’sathletics reputation or ability) shall be associated in any capacity with the event (or any team participatingin the event); (Revised: 11/1/07)(i) The event (and any team participating in the event) may not receive financial support from any individualor agency involved in marketing any individual’s athletics reputation or ability or any representatives of anNCAA member institution’s athletics interests that is assisting or has assisted in the recruiting process;(j) Individuals involved in coaching activities and in operating or managing the event must have been approvedin accordance with guidelines established by the NCAA basketball certification staff; (Revised: 1/13/03,10/30/08)(k) Participants on nonscholastic teams must be legal residents of the state in which the team is located or ageographically adjoining state and not more than a total of three prospective student-athletes from adjoiningstates may participate on any one nonscholastic team; (Revised: 1/13/03)(l) A participant may receive an award, provided the cost of the award is included in the participant’s entry fee;(Adopted: 1/13/03 effective 1/13/03)(m) In men’s basketball, qualified medical personnel must be present at the event. In women’s basketball, qualifiedmedical personnel must be present at summer events; (Adopted: 1/8/07)(n) Athletically related activities are precluded prior to 8 a.m. and the last athletically related activity may notbegin later than 10 p.m. In men’s basketball, April events may not begin before 6 p.m. on Friday and mustconclude not later than 4 p.m. on Sunday; (Adopted: 1/8/07, Revised: 10/27/11)(o) Prospective student-athletes may participate in not more than five games over a rolling two-day period and innot more than three games on any one day; (Adopted: 1/8/07)(p) The price of event packets and the price of admission to the event must be listed on the event certificationapplication and the prices must be made available to coaches prior to their arrival at the event; and (Adopted:1/8/07, Revised: 10/28/10 effective 5/1/11; for events occurring on or after 5/1/11)(q) The event operator must provide proof of accident medical insurance coverage for event participants. (Adopted:11/1/07, Revised: 2/1/10)13.18.1 Exceptions. An exception to Bylaw 13.18-(k) may apply pursuant to the following circumstances,which must be verified by the NCAA national office: (Adopted: 1/14/12, 7/31/13)(a) A prospective student-athlete who is not an international prospective student-athlete or a student attendingand living at a boarding school or two-year college shall establish and maintain a legal residence for a minimumof three months prior to participation in a certified event;(b) A prospective student-athlete may be considered a legal resident of the state in which his or her legal guardianresides, provided the legal guardianship is established in a court of law, the prospective student-athlete resides132