Is this the man to contact (RE Lucca)?

[kentkel]

Todd Leyden - President of the NCAA Eligibility Center. I have been trying to do some internet digging to identify individuals who may have been involved with the Lucca decision. I found a couple articles that lead me to believe that the NCAA Clearinghouse is working with the Eligibility Center. Here's one of the links: EligibilityCenter

Earlier this week, the NCAA clearinghouse website was "under construction" and when I linked to the clearinghouse site today, I was taken to the Eligibility Center instead. I have been thinking about how the "name universities" seem to get away with so much and the lesser-known universities are punished more severely. Lucca gets a totally unfair verdict, and Kelvin Sampson can be a repeat offender and all he gets is a "slap" on the wrist. I found it quite curious that Mr. Brand has ties to Indiana U (Presidency & his wife is a faculty member), and Leyden has been involved with Indiana U, and seems to be active in other Indiana state organizations as well. I wonder if it's just a coincidence that Sampson escaped severe punishment? Anyway, another name to possibly consider in connection with this "mess" is Bill Saum - Director of Amateurism Certification (however, I have no idea what his job description is). I still am digging around but, for now, here is Todd Leyden's e-mail: [email protected]

 

[Kyle]

Good work, keep digging. I would throw some rep your way, but I seem to have exhausted my quota for today.

 

[kentkel]

Good work, keep digging. I would throw some rep your way, but I seem to have exhausted my quota for today.

Thanks for the vote of confidence. I did also find the following link that provides a couple scenarios about involvement with professional teams. On that page I found the following names and e-mail addresses (listed below):
Link (pdf file): AmateurismNCAA

You may contact an NCAA amateurism certification staff
member by phone at 317/223-0700 or by e-mail:​

Staff Member / E-mail​

Mike DeCesare​

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[email protected]​

Jennifer Henderson​

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[email protected]​

Dan Kapsalis​

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[email protected]​

Leigh Ann Kennedy​

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[email protected]​

Matt Marz​

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[email protected]​

Jobrina Perez​

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[email protected]​

Natalie Rogers​

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[email protected]​

Bill Saum​

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[email protected]​

Ashley Thornburg​

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[email protected]​

Stephen Webb​

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[email protected]​

 

[4VR4CY]

Got the rep taken care of for you Kyle. :yes:

 

[StLouisClone]

You may contact an NCAA amateurism certification staff
member by phone at 317/223-0700 or by e-mail:
Staff Member / E-mail​

Mike DeCesare

[email protected]

Jennifer Henderson
[email protected]

Dan Kapsalis
[email protected]

Leigh Ann Kennedy
[email protected]

Matt Marz
[email protected]

Jobrina Perez
[email protected]

Natalie Rogers
[email protected]

Bill Saum
[email protected]

Ashley Thornburg
[email protected]

Stephen Webb
[email protected]​

I noticed the phone number. I immediately thought about calling it to see if I could sweet talk one of the staff members into helping me understand the rationale behind the NCAA's decision (since the NCAA hasn't commented publicly yet and the season starts tonight). Then I thought better of it since I'm just a fan and ISU has a staff to handle these things. Let's hope JP and his staff are calling this phone number every day to get more information and ask some tough questions (such as why Dogus Balbay still gets to play for the University of Texas).​

Now if the NCAA rejects ISU's appeal and refuses to offer a reasonable explanation, then let's ALL call this number and scream our heads off! :arghh:​

 

[brianhos]

ISU will not be granted an appeal hearing for a long time. This matter is over folks.

 

[psycln11]

According to this...

Staiger Ineligible According To NCAA - Iowa State University Athletics Official Web Site - www.CYCLONES.com - Iowa State Cyclones Sports

These are the people making the decision on Lucca, The Division I Student-Athlete Reinstatement Committee...

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[Knownothing]

I like how the big 12 has no members on the reinstatement committee. Yet the big 10 has one. No wonder Kelvin Sampson never serves time. No wonder OU was penalized and not Indiana. Maybe Gmac can call this sheahon Zenger from the Missouri Valley conference. He might know her from his old UNI days.

 

[psycln11]

I like how the big 12 has no members on the reinstatement committee. Yet the big 10 has one. No wonder Kelvin Sampson never serves time. No wonder OU was penalized and not Indiana. Maybe Gmac can call this sheahon Zenger from the Missouri Valley conference. He might know her from his old UNI days.

This is just the reinstatement committee...not the infractions committee

The NCAA has several committees with different roles.

NCAA - National Collegiate Athletic Association

You must know nothing!!! :biglaugh:

 

[Llama006]

Todd Leyden - President of the NCAA Eligibility Center. I have been trying to do some internet digging to identify individuals who may have been involved with the Lucca decision. I found a couple articles that lead me to believe that the NCAA Clearinghouse is working with the Eligibility Center. Here's one of the links: EligibilityCenter

Earlier this week, the NCAA clearinghouse website was "under construction" and when I linked to the clearinghouse site today, I was taken to the Eligibility Center instead. I have been thinking about how the "name universities" seem to get away with so much and the lesser-known universities are punished more severely. Lucca gets a totally unfair verdict, and Kelvin Sampson can be a repeat offender and all he gets is a "slap" on the wrist. I found it quite curious that Mr. Brand has ties to Indiana U (Presidency & his wife is a faculty member), and Leyden has been involved with Indiana U, and seems to be active in other Indiana state organizations as well. I wonder if it's just a coincidence that Sampson escaped severe punishment? Anyway, another name to possibly consider in connection with this "mess" is Bill Saum - Director of Amateurism Certification (however, I have no idea what his job description is). I still am digging around but, for now, here is Todd Leyden's e-mail: [email protected]

The NCAA hasn't ruled on Sampson's situation. All that has happened is that IU reported the violations. The NCAA has made no ruling one way or the other. IU has come up with some diciplinary actions in getting rid of one of their scholarships (The coke dealer Bud Mackey), and the assistant involved has resigned. Whether or not the NCAA will agree with the severity of that punishment or clamp down with a more severe punishment is up in the air. THERE HAS BEEN NO RULING.



I love Lucca, but some of you guys are just reporting information that isn't true. Indiana hasn't gotten away with anything. To be honest, I don't think Sampson's phone calls were that big a deal. I think Lucca's situation is way less a big deal, but I think the loss of a scholarship and the dismisal of the assistant is fine for a punishment... And I hate IU.

My hope in all this is that they just remove the suspension on Lucca. I don't want IU basketball, or Oklahoma football to be thrown under the bus alongside Lucca. I want the NCAA to do what is best for the student athletes. What is best is letting Lucca and his buddy in Washington off the hook with NO punishment as they've done absolutely nothing wrong.

 

[Wesley]

NCAA - National Collegiate Athletic Association

Interesting that the basketball committee has no issues.



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I see Lew Perkins of Kansas is on the committee for the Big 12.

 

[benjay]

The NCAA hasn't ruled on Sampson's situation. All that has happened is that IU reported the violations. The NCAA has made no ruling one way or the other. IU has come up with some diciplinary actions in getting rid of one of their scholarships (The coke dealer Bud Mackey), and the assistant involved has resigned. Whether or not the NCAA will agree with the severity of that punishment or clamp down with a more severe punishment is up in the air. THERE HAS BEEN NO RULING.



I love Lucca, but some of you guys are just reporting information that isn't true. Indiana hasn't gotten away with anything. To be honest, I don't think Sampson's phone calls were that big a deal. I think Lucca's situation is way less a big deal, but I think the loss of a scholarship and the dismisal of the assistant is fine for a punishment... And I hate IU.

My hope in all this is that they just remove the suspension on Lucca. I don't want IU basketball, or Oklahoma football to be thrown under the bus alongside Lucca. I want the NCAA to do what is best for the student athletes. What is best is letting Lucca and his buddy in Washington off the hook with NO punishment as they've done absolutely nothing wrong.

A good post. Mostly because I agree with you.

 

[PolkCityClone]

I sent them all a letter. Maybe one person will have the nads to step up and do the right thing.

 

[PolkCityClone]

Got this out of office reply from [email protected]:

Thank you for your e-mail. I will be out of the office Friday November 2-Monday November 5. I will respond to your inquiry upon my return. If you need immediate assistance, please contact Kara Koestner at (317) 223-0755.

Thanks and have a great weekend!

 

[dinger]

so contact kara

 

[kentkel]

Another contact...

Anastasios Kaburakis:
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
School of Education
Kinesology and Health Education
Assistant Professor
Phone: (618) 650-2033
Fax: (618) 650-3719
[email protected]
Part of his "resume":
"NCAA Amateurism Clearinghouse"
Continued collaboration with NCAA membership staff on policy matters, legislative proposals, DI regulation and governance as they pertain to international athletes, and focused on development of the Amateurism Clearinghouse, sponsored by the Women's Basketball Coaches Association, National Basketball Coaches Association, West Coast Conference, NCAA DI Management Council, and NCAA Committee on Agents, Gambling, and Amateurism, with the contribution of the Student Athlete Reinstatement Committee and NCAA Executive Committee
'02 to Present: NCAA Agents, Gambling, and Amateurism staff service
(Continuous AGA communication in regard to International PSAs)
NCAA Student-Athlete Reinstatement staff and Committee
(SAR research, cooperation, and correspondence in re: IPSAs)

Part of his BIO:
While in Greece, he taught and coached basketball at the American High School and College of Thessaloniki, Anatolia College, also coaching at Aris Basketball Club (Junior Men) and the National Teams of Greece (Cadettes and Junior Women) through the Greek Basketball Federation.

ALSO, he has written the following Doctoral Dissertation (the article abstract and professional journal in which it can be found is included below)
International Prospective Student-Athletes and NCAA Division I amateurism
by Anastasios Kaburakis
International Journal of Sport Management and Marketing (IJSMM), Vol. 2, No. 1/2, 2007
Abstract: This paper summarises a research stream dealing with the US system of amateur intercollegiate sport and its relation to International Prospective Student-Athletes (IPSAs). Crucial differences exist between the US 'clear demarcation' of commercial pro sport and amateurism as applied by National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I (NCAA DI) on one hand, and the International club-based federalised structure, with more connections between professional and amateur clubs on the other. Thus, IPSAs, NCAA staff, and member institutions experience problems. As litigation has not resolved these challenges, regulatory evolution and policy recommendations are in order to achieve greater balance among NCAA DI membership.
In order to read the article you'd need to pay for it or have an institutional username & password. I'm a cheapy, but it looks like an interesting article. In a nutshell, however, this guy is acutely aware of the issue of international students and amateurism. He may be sympathetic to the cause of Lucca and the WSU athlete.