Amateurism

A student-athlete and/or a prospective student-athlete loses amateur status and will not be eligible for intercollegiate competition if, prior to the completion of intercollegiate eligibility (which usually occurs after the last game or contest of the senior year including post-season tournaments, bowls, or all-star games), they:

Use their athletic skills (directly or indirectly) for pay in any form in that sport.

Become involved in any commercial endorsement for a product, service or establishment.

Accept a promise of pay even if such pay is to be received following completion of intercollegiate athletics participation.

Compete on any professional athletics team, even if you do not receive pay or remuneration for your expenses.

Negotiate, sign or enter into an agreement or commitment of any kind, either orally or written, to be represented by an agent for the purposes of marketing your athletic ability or reputation in a sport, regardless of its legal enforceability or any consideration received. You could lose your eligibility even if you:

Do not date the agreement.

Date the agreement for a date after you have completed your eligibility in that sport.

Agree that the agent will only represent you in future negotiations after you have completed your eligibility in that sport.

Accept (or allow a family member(s) or friends to accept) money, transportation or any other benefits from anyone who wishes to represent them to market their athletic ability.

Receive any preferential treatment, benefits or services, including loans that do not have to be paid back immediately, because of their athletic reputation or money they may earn as a professional athlete.

Receive, directly or indirectly, a salary reimbursement or expenses or any other form of financial assistance from a professional sports organization based upon their athletic skill or participation, except as permitted by NCAA rules and regulations.

Compete on any professional athletics team and knew (or had reason to know) that the team is a professional athletics team, even if no pay or remuneration for expenses were received.

Enter into a professional draft (Exception: Professional Basketball Draft):

A student-athlete in the sport of basketball may enter a professional league's draft one time during his or her collegiate career without jeopardizing eligibility in that sport, provided the student -athlete is not drafted by any team in that league and the student-athlete declares his or her intention to resume intercollegiate participation within 30 days after the draft. The student-athlete's declaration of intent shall be in writing to the institution's director of athletics.