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Ohio State’s Gene Smith named to NCAA Commission on College Basketball

Land-Grant Holy Land | October 11, 2017

Related Topics: National Collegiate Athletic Association, Condoleezza Rice, Ohio State University, Mark Emmert, Athletic director, University of Notre Dame

With the help of the NCAA Board of Governors, Division I Board of Directors and NCAA President Mark Emmert, college basketball has a newly formed commission that will critically examine three different aspects of the game. Chaired by Dr. Condoleezza Rice, Ohio State athletic director Gene Smith has been named to the new commission.

In light of recent events throughout the college basketball landscape, the three areas of focus for the committee, include:

  1. The relationship of the NCAA national office, member institutions, student-athletes and coaches with outside entities.
  2. The NCAA’s relationship with the NBA.
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