IMPORTANT LINKS:
NCAA BASKETBALL CERTIFICATION WEBSITE: WWW.NCAA.ORG/BASKETBALLCERTIFICATION
THE BBCS: BBCS.NCAA.ORG
USA BASKETBALL GOLD LICENSE: USAB.COM

THE RECRUITING CALENDAR ALLOWS HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL PLAYERS TO SIGN NATIONAL LETTERS OF INTENT TWICE DURING THE YEAR. OTHER DATES TO WATCH OUT FOR:


PLEASE REFER TO THE NCAA WEB SITE FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION ON RECRUITING AND THE RECRUITING CALENDAR.

PLAY COLLEGE SPORTS
THE NATIONAL COLLEGIATE ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION (NCAA) CONSISTS OF THREE DIVISIONS, EACH OF WHICH HAS THEIR OWN UNIQUE ACADEMIC REQUIREMENTS FOR ELIGIBILITY. PLEASE REVIEW THEM, AS WELL AS THE JUNIOR COLLEGE REQUIREMENTS BELOW. 
IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS ABOUT HOW TO QUALIFY FOR ATHLETIC ELIGIBILITY IN COLLEGE, PLEASE CONTACT US IMMEDIATELY. WE ARE HERE TO HELP ALL OUR STUDENT-ATHLETES AND THEIR FAMILIES DURING THIS PROCESS. AND PLEASE REMEMBER, THE INFORMATION ABOUT COLLEGIATE ELIGIBILITY ON THIS WEBSITE IS JUST A GUIDE; IT IS UP TO YOU TO CHECK WITH THE NCAA WEB SITE TO ENSURE PROPER COLLEGIATE REGISTRATION, QUALIFICATION, AND ELIGIBILITY FOR YOUR SPECIFIC SITUATION.
BELOW IS A GENERAL IDEA OF WHAT MAY BE REQUIRED -- BUT REMEMBER THAT THE RULES CHANGE ANNUALLY, SO CHECK IN AT THE ​NCAA ELIGIBILITY CENTER WEB SITE REGULARLY FOR ANY UPDATES.


DIVISION I
IF YOU ENROLL IN A DIVISION I COLLEGE AND WANT TO PARTICIPATE IN ATHLETICS OR RECEIVE AN ATHLETICS SCHOLARSHIP DURING YOUR FIRST YEAR, YOU MUST

• GRADUATE FROM HIGH SCHOOL.

• COMPLETE THESE 16 CORE COURSES IN HIGH SCHOOL:

  • 4 YEARS OF ENGLISH. YEARS OF MATHEMATICS (ALGEBRA I OR HIGHER). YEARS OF ADDITIONAL COURSES (FROM ANY AREA ABOVE, LANGUAGE OR NONDOCTRINAL RELIGION/ PHILOSOPHY).

  • 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).

• EARN A MINIMUM REQUIRED GRADE-POINT AVERAGE IN YOUR CORE COURSES; AND

• EARN A COMBINED SAT OR ACT SUM SCORE THAT MATCHES YOUR CORE COURSE GRADE-POINT AVERAGE AND TEST SCORE SLIDING SCALE (THE HIGHER YOUR GPA, THE LOWER YOUR MINIMUM SAT OR ACT SCORE CAN BE. FOR EXAMPLE, A STUDENT WITH A 2.0 GPA MUST SCORE AT LEAST A 1010 ON HIS SAT OR AN 86 ON HIS ACT. HOWEVER, A STUDENT WITH A 3.0 GPA IS AFFORDED A MINIMUM OF A 620 ON HIS SAT OR A 52 ON HIS ACT. FOR MORE INFORMATION, VISIT THE NCAA'S REFERENCE SHEET.)

• COMPLETE ALL NECESSARY INFORMATION WITH THE NCAA AND THE COLLEGE.

YOU WILL BE A NON-QUALIFIER IF YOU DID NOT GRADUATE FROM HIGH SCHOOL, OR, IF YOU GRADUATED AND ARE MISSING BOTH THE CORE-COURSE GRADE-POINT AVERAGE OR MINIMUM NUMBER OF CORE COURSES AND THE REQUIRED ACT OR SAT SCORES. AS A NON-QUALIFIER, YOU:

• CANNOT PRACTICE OR COMPETE FOR YOUR COLLEGE OR UNIVERSITY DURING YOUR FIRST YEAR OF COLLEGE

• CANNOT RECEIVE AN ATHLETICS SCHOLARSHIP DURING YOUR FIRST YEAR OF COLLEGE, ALTHOUGH YOU MAY RECEIVE NEED-BASED FINANCIAL AID; AND

• CAN PLAY FOUR SEASONS IN YOUR SPORT IF YOU MAINTAIN YOUR ELIGIBILITY FROM YEAR TO YEAR. ​

ATTENTION COACHES!

COACHES THERE ARE 3 STEPS THAT YOU NEED TO TAKE IN ORDER FOR YOUR TEAM TO COMPLETE ALL OF THE NCAA REQUIREMENTS.

1. COACH: AS A COACH YOU NEED TO HAVE YOUR GOLD LICENSE IN ORDER TO REGISTER YOUR TEAM. CLICK HERE TO GET COACHES CERTIFICATION: BIT.LY
2. TEAM: THE NCAA HAS A NEW REGISTRATION SITE FOR YOUR TEAM TO REGISTER FOR CERTIFIED EVENTS.

CLICK HERE TO GO TO THE NEW NCAA TEAM REGISTRATION: NCAAORG.S3.AMAZONAWS.COM

3. PLAYER: ALSO NEW IS NOW PLAYERS WILL HAVE TO GO TO THE NCAA WEBSITE AND REGISTER AND DO A EDUCATIONAL COURSE.
NCAA LINK FOR ATHLETES: NCAAORG.S3.AMAZONAWS.COM
ONLY ATHLETES THAT COMPLETE THIS WILL BE ALLOWED TO PARTICIPATE AT A CERTIFIED EVENT.
THE USAB LINK TO BE USED FOR RENEWING AN EXISTING USAB GOLD LICENSE OR FOR OBTAINING A USAB GOLD LICENSE FOR THE FIRST TIME: USAB.COM
YOU MUST RENEW A LICENSE IF YOU ALREADY HAD ONE. IF THE COACH OBTAINS A NEW LICENSE, THEN IT WILL NOT AUTO-VALIDATE IN THE BBCS AND WILL DELAY THEIR ACCESS TO THE BBCS FOR 2019.
BASE FEES FOR THE USAB GOLD LICENSE FOR THE 2018-2019 SEASON ARE AS FOLLOWS:
DOMESTIC APPLICANT ANNUAL FEES: $58.00 - IF REGISTERING BEFORE JANUARY 1, 2019. $68.00 - IF REGISTERING IN JANUARY, FEBRUARY, MARCH, MAY OR JUNE. $125.00 - IF REGISTERING IN THE MONTHS OF APRIL OR JULY AS THESE ARE HIGH VOLUME PROCESSING MONTHS. INTERNATIONAL: $77.00 - IF REGISTERING BEFORE JANUARY 1, 2019. $87.00 - IF REGISTERING IN JANUARY, FEBRUARY, MARCH, MAY OR JUNE. $142.00 - IF REGISTERING IN THE MONTHS OF APRIL OR JULY AS THESE ARE HIGH VOLUME PROCESSING MONTHS.
COACHES AND ATHLETES SHOULD RENEW THEIR PREVIOUSLY CREATED BBCS ACCOUNT AND NOT CREATE A NEW ACCOUNT. THIS IS DONE BY LOGGING IN TO THEIR EXISTING ACCOUNT AND UPDATING THE INFORMATION ON THEIR PROFILE RATHER THAN SELECTING REGISTER AS A NEW USER BUTTON.

PLAYERS - GET RECRUITED!
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TIPS FOR GETTING RECRUITED
RECRUITZONE.COM

1. GRADES MATTER - WE DON'T CARE HOW MUCH TALENT OR SKILL YOU HAVE; YOU'RE NO GOOD TO A COLLEGE COACH IF YOU CAN'T STAY ELIGIBLE ACADEMICALLY. WHY SHOULD THEY WASTE A SCHOLARSHIP OR A SPOT ON THEIR TEAM WITH A RECRUIT THAT WILL NEVER SMELL PLAYING TIME BECAUSE OF ACADEMIC INELIGIBILITY? IT'S IN YOUR BEST INTEREST TO PROVE, DURING HIGH SCHOOL, THAT YOU CAN TAKE CARE OF ACADEMICS AS WELL AS ATHLETICS. TAKING CARE OF BUSINESS IN THE CLASSROOM HELPS OPEN UP MORE OPPORTUNITIES DURING THE RECRUITING PROCESS. ALL ELSE BEING EQUAL, HAVING BETTER ACADEMICS THAN ANOTHER RECRUIT JUST MAY BE THE FACTOR THAT SETS YOU APART FROM OTHER STUDENT-ATHLETES. GRADES ARE THE MOST IMPORTANT. DON'T SLACK IN THE CLASSROOM. 
    

2. ATTITUDE COUNTS - IF YOU THINK ATTITUDE GOES UNNOTICED BY COLLEGE COACHES DURING THE RECRUITING PROCESS, THINK AGAIN. JUST ONE PLAYER WITH A BAD ATTITUDE CAN INFECT THE ENTIRE TEAM. (MOST PEOPLE KNOW THE TERRELL OWENS AND EAGLES STORY) MOST COACHES WOULD RATHER HAVE A TEAM FULL OF DECENT PLAYERS WHO WORK HARD, WHO PLAY TOGETHER AS A TEAM, AND KNOW HOW TO PULL TOGETHER WHEN IT COUNTS THAN A TEAM FULL OF ALL-STARS INCAPABLE OF PLAYING TOGETHER. YOU NEED TO DEMONSTRATE YOUR ABILITY TO WORK HARD, SUPPORT YOUR TEAMMATES, BE A LEADER, AND MOST OF ALL BE COACHABLE!
    

3. TEST EARLY - IF YOU PLAN ON GOING TO A SCHOOL THAT HAS SAT/ACT REQUIREMENTS, TRY TO TAKE THESE TESTS DURING YOUR JUNIOR YEAR IN HIGH SCHOOL (IF NOT EARLIER). THE COLLEGES WILL TAKE YOUR BEST SCORES FROM EACH SECTION OF EACH TEST. MOST STUDENTS SEE A 5% OR MORE INCREASE IN THEIR SCORE WHEN TAKING THE TEST AGAIN. OFTEN TIMES COLLEGE COACHES WILL OFFER SCHOLARSHIPS IN THE FALL OF A RECRUIT'S SENIOR YEAR IN HIGH SCHOOL, SOMETIMES EVEN SOONER. IF YOU'VE ALREADY GOTTEN YOUR TESTS TAKEN CARE OF AND THEY KNOW YOU'LL BE ABLE TO GET INTO THEIR SCHOOL, IT'S THAT MUCH EASIER FOR THEM TO DECIDE THAT YOU'RE A RECRUIT THEY WANT.
    

4. SEND INFORMATION - TOO MANY STUDENT-ATHLETES MISTAKENLY THINK "IF I'M GOOD, SOMEONE WILL FIND ME". DON'T MAKE THIS MISTAKE! GUESS WHAT? COLLEGE COACHES CAN'T RECRUIT YOU IF THEY DON'T KNOW YOU EXIST. PUT TOGETHER A VIDEO, IF POSSIBLE, AND SEND IT TO PROGRAMS OF YOUR CHOICE ALONG WITH AN ATHLETIC "RESUME" HIGHLIGHTING YOUR ACHIEVEMENTS. INCLUDE STATS, AWARDS, HIGH SCHOOL TRANSCRIPTS, INFORMATION ON SAT/ACT SCORES, AND LETTERS OF RECOMMENDATION FROM COACHES AND TEACHERS. DON'T FORGET YOUR CONTACT INFORMATION.  
    

5. COLLEGE CONTACTS AND VISITS - A COLLEGE COACH CAN ONLY CALL OR VISIT YOU AFTER JULY OF YOUR JUNIOR YEAR IN HIGH SCHOOL. THERE ARE OTHER CONTACT PERIODS THAT HAPPEN A FEW MONTHS EARLIER THAN THIS IN FOOTBALL AND BASKETBALL, BUT THE "JULY RULE" IS PRETTY GOOD IN TERMS OF A BENCH-MARK. THAT MEANS A COACH CAN NOT PLACE AN OUTBOUND CALL TO YOU, NOR CAN HE INITIATE A VISIT TO YOUR HOME OR SCHOOL SPECIFICALLY TO TALK TO YOU ABOUT PLAYING A SPORT AT HIS OR HER COLLEGE, UNTIL THE SUMMER BEFORE YOUR SENIOR YEAR.  REMEMBER, THIS DEALS ONLY WITH OUTBOUND COMMUNICATION FROM A COACH.
   
   YOU CAN CALL OR MEET WITH A COACH AT ANY POINT IN YOUR HIGH SCHOOL CAREER. THAT'S RIGHT; YOU CAN CALL A COACH WHENEVER YOU WANT. THE KEY HERE IS THAT YOU ARE THE ONE INITIATING CONTACT WITH THE COACH AND NOT THE OTHER WAY AROUND. IF YOU WANT TO CALL A COACH OR VISIT A CAMPUS AND SET UP A MEETING WITH THE COACH, YOU MAY DO SO AS OFTEN AS YOU WISH.  
   
   IF YOU'RE A JUNIOR OR A SENIOR WHO HAS NOT YET HEARD FROM ENOUGH COLLEGE COACHES, IT IS IMPERATIVE THAT YOU BEGIN TAKING POSITIVE STEPS TOWARDS GETTING IN CONTACT WITH COACHES AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. IN OTHER WORDS, NOW!