Isn't that an NCAA violation?

Isn't that an NCAA violation?
by SB Jimbo (2020-05-06 11:47:51)
Edited on 2020-05-06 11:54:59

In reply to: This is very common posted by CrazyMary

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I know someone who's good friends with the family of a kid currently attending a major D1 school on a basketball scholarship. The kid's thinking about transferring, and supposedly the parents have been talking with a couple of schools.

When he told me the story a red flag went up. Could be wrong, but I thought there could be no contact between the parties until a kid officially enters the portal.

I'm not saying it doesn't happen, just wondering if it's permissible.

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The NCAA can't limit who you or I call

or reach out to in reality. We're dealing in technicalities here obviously. It's usually done through intermediaries at the very beginning.

So say my nephew is a D1 athlete exploring a potential transfer, I'm very friendly with you who I know is well-connected to several coaches. I might have you send a message that you know of someone looking around for options, might be of interest to your program etc. Then it goes from there.

There's also stories of high D1 coaches having sent texts to mid-major coaches asking them if they'd be interested/are going to have their player reach out etc before a kid officially puts his name into the portal.