
The April "dead period" has finally ended and today at noon mark's the beginning of an official "contact period." The contact period lasts until Monday and staffs will likely be working hard over the weekend. There should be plenty of news to report from around the state as we move through the next four days.
Here are a few important facts to understand about the NCAA basketball recruiting process:
Here are a few important facts to understand about the NCAA basketball recruiting process:
NCAA recruiting calendar:
8/1 - 9/8 Quiet Period
9/9 - 10/5 Contact Period Fall Contact Period
10/6 - 3/31 (with noted exceptions) Evaluation Period
11/10 - 11/13 Dead Period
12/24 - 12/26 Dead Period
3/16 - 3/22 Contact Period March Contact Period
4/1 - 7/5 (with noted exceptions) Quiet Period
4/2 - 4/9 (at 12pm) Dead Period
4/9 (noon) - 4/13 Contact Period April Contact Period
4/13 - 4/16 Dead Period
4/16 - 4/22 Contact Period April Contact Period
4/21 - 4/30 Dead Period (There's an exception built-in to this dead period for evaluations tied to the NBA pre-draft camp -- dates TBD)
7/6 - 7/15 Evaluation Period Summer Evaluation Period
7/16 - 7/21 Dead Period (Teams are allowed contact during this period with players who have enrolled in summer classes or who have signed a National Letter of Intent)
7/22 - 7/31 Evaluation Period Summer Evaluation Period
2009 NCAA Signing Dates:
8/1 - 9/8 Quiet Period
9/9 - 10/5 Contact Period Fall Contact Period
10/6 - 3/31 (with noted exceptions) Evaluation Period
11/10 - 11/13 Dead Period
12/24 - 12/26 Dead Period
3/16 - 3/22 Contact Period March Contact Period
4/1 - 7/5 (with noted exceptions) Quiet Period
4/2 - 4/9 (at 12pm) Dead Period
4/9 (noon) - 4/13 Contact Period April Contact Period
4/13 - 4/16 Dead Period
4/16 - 4/22 Contact Period April Contact Period
4/21 - 4/30 Dead Period (There's an exception built-in to this dead period for evaluations tied to the NBA pre-draft camp -- dates TBD)
7/6 - 7/15 Evaluation Period Summer Evaluation Period
7/16 - 7/21 Dead Period (Teams are allowed contact during this period with players who have enrolled in summer classes or who have signed a National Letter of Intent)
7/22 - 7/31 Evaluation Period Summer Evaluation Period
2009 NCAA Signing Dates:
Early Period: November 12, 2008 - November 19, 2008
Regular Period: April 15, 2009 - May 20, 2009
Some Definitions:
Contact period - permissible for authorized athletic department staff members to make in-person, off-campus recruiting contacts and evaluations.
Dead period - not permissible to make in-person recruiting contacts or evaluations on- or off-campus or permit official or unofficial visits.
Evaluation period - permissible for authorized athletics department staff to be involved in off-campus activities to assess academic qualifications and playing abilities. No in-person, off-campus recruiting contacts with a prospect are permitted.
Quiet period - permissible to make in-person recruiting contacts only on the member institution's campus.
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3 comments:
So what happens between 4/30 and 7/6? Is contact allowed up until May 20th when signing ends?
4/1 - 7/5 (with noted exceptions) Quiet Period
Anytime that is not noted during this stretch is known as a Quiet Period.
ok thanks
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