Commission on College Basketball report advice to NCAA and NBA

The Commission on College Basketball has some recommendations for the NCAA and the NBA. We will break down their advice and determine how that impacts the Vols.

No one is arguing that the college basketball system is perfect. In fact, one of the reasons the Commission on College Basketball was founded was to examine every facet of Division I men’s basketball.

Former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice gave her statement Wednesday morning on the recommendations give the game more integrity following the recent FBL investigations.

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Now, can you guess if people were pleased with the recommendations of the Commission? Right, they were not. Many think the Commission botched the whole meaning of even creating the group. Nonetheless, here are the recommendations on how it could affect the Vols.

Ending the One-and-Done Rule

Should there be a one-and-done rule for the NBA? This is not an NCAA rule; the NBA players association decided that is what was best for the league. And, I never liked this rule, but luckily for Tennessee fans, it has only affected the basketball team once.

At the current moment and in the near future it doesn’t seem like it will affect the program due to Rick Barnes not recruiting those types of players. Barnes has created a roster full of three and four stars that most other teams didn’t want and turned them into Co-Regular Season Champs of the SEC.

Impressive for sure and that appears that Barnes and staff will continue down the same path. Now, the rule would affect other teams that Tennessee has on their roster. The Kentucky Wildcats would have to change their whole approach as it pertains to recruiting.

This rule can only help the college basketball game. After all, once you’re 18, you should be able to decide what you want to do as a career.

Coming back to school if not drafted

Okay, so this one is already in place, kind of. Vols, Admiral Schofield is the perfect example. He has entered his name in the draft without an agent. This recommendation stems from having an agent and not getting drafted or entering right of out high school and not getting drafted.

So, we will continue to use Schofield as an example, let’s say he had an agent and still did not get drafted; he could come back to Tennessee and would lose his eligibility for the NBA that year.

I don’t see anything wrong with this suggestion, and it wouldn’t change the game much at all and certainly wouldn’t change things for Rick Barnes and Tennessee.

Having agents

The Commission presented the idea of having certified NCAA agents that players could talk to and receive advice from during high school and throughout their college career.

Yet another recommendation that benefits the student athlete and doesn’t change the game at all. Why would it be bad to give the student athletes all the best advice that they could receive?

More harsh penalties

Finally, the Commission is calling for more harsh penalties for coaches who break the rules. Coaches are supposed to be leaders and role models for student athletes and yet it seems that coaches are the most corrupt.

However, this rule is kind of already in place. Does anyone think Rick Pitino is going to coach in college basketball again? I doubt that he does.

So, I am all for more harsh penalties however, I think most of the penalties are already in place.

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Overall, none of the rule recommendations really affect the Vols basketball program at all. So bring on all rules, Rick Barnes is doing all the right things and Tennessee’s players are too.

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