NCAA to use betting monitoring for officials
The National Collegiate Athletic Association will start monitoring the NCAA Division I Championships.
US.- The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) will monitor the upcoming NCAA Division I Championships via Integrity Compliance 360’s (IC360) ProhiBet solution. This will cover men’s and women’s basketball, baseball and softball.
ProhiBet uses a data network to prevent individuals who are prohibited from wagering from placing sports bets.
Mark Hicks, NCAA managing director of enforcement, said: “Implementing ProhiBet is a major step in increasing integrity protections for college sports. This platform adds another layer to the NCAA’s robust integrity monitoring programme as we work to keep competition integrity and student-athlete well-being paramount in a rapidly evolving sports betting environment.”
NCAA to require player availability reports for March Madness
The NCAA Division I Men’s and Women’s Basketball Committees recently announced the implementation of the March Madness player availability reporting programme. Reports will be implemented in the NCAA championships as a pilot initiative in a bid to reduce betting-related pressure, solicitations, and harassment for student-athletes and other team personnel.
Teams will have to submit initial reports the night before the competition and provide any updates by two hours before the start of play. Student-athletes will be designated as available (more than a 75 per cent chance to play), questionable (up to a 75 per cent chance to play), or out (will not play).
