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NCAA Announces Bold Rule Changes for College Basketball

In case you missed it, the NCAA announced a number of new rules for college basketball. These changes were originally recommended by the Rice Commission, lead by former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice.

You can read the ESPN piece here. The NCAA hopes to clean up a sport fraught with controversies by changing how it fundamentally approaches amateurism.

One embarrassing scandal involved a number of college basketball coaches and Adidas.

Louisville was hit hard, losing its legendary coach, Rick Pitino. Another case involved Arizona reportedly offering a six figure sum to entice a recruit to sign with the school.