The NCAA Division I Cabinet on Friday announced a change to its age-based eligibility concept, adjusting the proposal to remove a student-athlete’s actual or expected high school graduation as a criterion for the start of the five-year period of eligibility. In supporting this adjustment, the Cabinet noted that a student-athlete’s five-year period of eligibility would start either upon initial full-time enrollment at any collegiate institution or at the start of the academic year immediately following the student-athlete’s 19th birthday, whichever occurs first. The NABC commends the Cabinet for this modification. Based on feedback from NABC-member coaches across Division I, the NABC in recent weeks has advocated to the Cabinet and the DI Men’s Basketball Oversight Committee in support of this adjustment – believing it represents an ideal solution to stabilize the eligibility environment while also preserving opportunities for additional physical and mental development prior to college enrollment. The college sports governance process functions most effectively when diverse perspectives are at the table, and we thank the NCAA for considering the feedback of basketball coaches as it evaluated this adjustment to the eligibility proposal. As the age-based eligibility concept progresses through the NCAA’s governance structure this summer, the NABC will continue to advocate strongly for the unique perspectives of coaches – your voices – to be front and center.