From: vanepps@engin.umich.edu (Daniel Van Epps)
Subject: MICHIGAN (& POSSIBLY OTHERS) OFF NCAA HOOK
Date: Wed, 11 Nov 92 16:09:42 EST
Organization: EECS @ Univ. of Michigan
Followup-To: rec.sport.basketball.college

from the U-M Athletic Dept. Public Relations press releases-


Nov. 11, 1992

For Immediate Release

(For more info contact Bruce Madej, 313-763-4423)

MICHIGAN RECEIVES WORD FROM NCAA

The University of Michigan Athletic Dept. received word
this morning that the NCAA has restored the eligibility of
all five Wolverine basketball players.

"We are pleased that the NCAA has agreed with our report,"
said Michigan Athletic Director Jack Weidenbach.  "We want to
thank the NCAA for working closely with our department on this
matter and now we can get on with the season."

"This situation represents an ideal relationship between an
association and a member institution when problems and ambiguity
arise," said Michigan Faculty Representative Percy Bates.  "We
worked together in a manner that was beneficial to all 
concerned."

"Right now, I'm pleased the NCAA has restored the game eligibility
of all of our players," said head basketball coach Steve Fisher.
"I want to emphasize I'm extremely happy with the support the
athletic administration has given me during this time and I
want to thank everyone involved for that support."

Michigan opens the pre-season on Nov. 19th at The Palace (of
Auburn Hills) against the Russian National team.  The regular
season will open on Dec. 1st in Houston against Rice.

- U-M


For Immediate Release
Nov. 11, 1992

Contact:
James A. Marchiony
NCAA Director of Communications

NCAA RESTORES ELIGIBILITY OF MICHGAN BASKETBALL TEAM MEMBERS

OVERLAND PARK, KANSAS -  The NCAA eligibility staff has fully
restored the eligibility of five University of Michigan 
basketball student-athletes who had been declared ineligible
by Michigan late last summer.

The university declared three student-athletes ineligible after
discovering in late August that these student-athletes had received
excessive expenses for participating in a charity basketball 
tournament.  NCAA rules permit only reimbursement for actual
expenses in such events.  The university required repayment of
the excessive money, and the NCAA eligibility staff has
concluded that the actions of the university were sufficient.

In addition, Michigan later discovered that five of its men's
basketball players, including the three who participated in the
charity tournament, had received compensation for lecturing at
various high-school summer camps this year.  The NCAA 
Interpretations Committee has determined that NCAA legislation
does not permit compensation to student-athletes from such 
summer camps for lecturing or appearing for demonstration
purposes only.  A review of such arrangements involving student-
athletes at other institutions, however, indicates that coaches
and administrators commonly have believed that such lecturing is
permissible under NCAA legislation and have permitted student-athletes
to lecture at such camps and to receive compensation for that service.

The NCAA staff has determined that that compensation, although
impermissible under NCAA rules, has not been excessive in these
cases.

The NCAA eligibility staff, therefore, has determined that the
eligibility of the Michigan team members and student-athletes at
other institutions should not be affected under these circumstances.
The NCAA Interpretations Committee soon will provide to the NCAA
membership the appropriate application of NCAA rules in such
circumstances.

The issues of Michigan's permitting more than one student-athlete to
appear together at these camps and misapplying NCAA rules concerning
charity events will be treated as secondary violations by the NCAA
enforcement staff.  No decision on this matter has been reached.

JAM:aj


goodie.  now maybe the ncaa will get its own act together.