The beginning of the NCAA Division I men’s basketball tournament with the March 19, 2013, First Round in Dayton, Ohio, and this weekend’s Second and Third Rounds in sites across the country triggers one of the year’s biggest sports wagering periods. In light of March Madness, Justin P. Sievert, senior counsel to the Buckner Law … Continue reading
On March 1, 2013, the NCAA Division III Committee on Infractions (Committee) released its decision regarding the St. Mary’s (California) enforcement case. The Committee found St. Mary’s to have failed to monitor its men’s basketball program and a former assistant men’s basketball coach acted unethically in his recruitment of international prospects. The case also included a failure … Continue reading
On February 7, 2013, the NCAA Division III Committee on Infractions (Committee) released its decision regarding the Occidental College (Occidental) enforcement case. The Committee found Occidental to have failed to monitor its women’s volleyball program. Further, the Committee found the former head volleyball coach provided impermissible benefits to student-athletes and prospective student-athletes and arranged for a … Continue reading
Justin P. Sievert, of-counsel to the Michael L. Buckner Law Firm, published an article featured on Access Athletes on July 31, 2013, discussing deregulation from a student-athlete perspective. In January, at the 2013 NCAA Convention, Division I of the NCAA adopted 25 of 26 proposals aimed at establishing a streamlined rulebook with a focus on more meaningful, … Continue reading
On January 30, 2013, the NCAA Division I Committee on Infractions (Committee) released its decision regarding the University of Southern Mississippi (Southern Miss) enforcement case. The Committee found two former Southern Miss men’s tennis coaches had committed unethical conduct for promising impermissible benefits to student-athletes and engaging in academic misconduct. Specifically, the former coaches offered a former … Continue reading
On January 17, 2013, at the NCAA Convention, the NCAA membership received one of its first in-depth looks at the Institutional Performance Program, which will replace the Athletics Certification Program for NCAA Division I members. The purpose of the new program is to focus less on institutional accreditation and more on an institution’s athletics department’s … Continue reading
On January 9, 2013, the NCAA published an article reviewing the NCAA’s new enforcement structure, which is ready to be released this upcoming August. According to the Enforcement Working Group, which worked with the NCAA membership, to create the new model, the purpose of implementing penalty guidelines was two-fold. First, there was a desire to … Continue reading
On January 4, 2013, Michael Buckner Law Firm of-counsel Justin P. Sievert discussed the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania’s antitrust lawsuit against the NCAA as well as the University of Central Florida’s (UCF) upcoming Infractions Appeals Committee decision. UCF is appealing the post-season ban of its football program. Justin P. Sievert Interview from the Comas and Kyle Show on … Continue reading
On January 7, 2013, the NCAA released an educational column regarding NCAA Division III athletics department staff members involvement with their institution’s financial aid offices. Specifically, the column confirmed that institutional athletics staff members (e.g., athletics directors, coaches, senior woman administrators, etc.) may not be involved, in any manner, in the review of institutional financial … Continue reading
On January 7, 2013, the NCAA released an educational column regarding NCAA Division III athletics department staff members involvement with their institution’s financial aid offices. Specifically, the column confirmed that institutional athletics staff members (e.g., athletics directors, coaches, senior woman administrators, etc.) may not be involved, in any manner, in the review of institutional financial … Continue reading
