This is kind of a shady way to get around a rule, didn't

Posted on: August 24, 2017 at 12:44:51 CT

realize this was applicable:

http://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/20437842/smu-mustangs-hire-tyrone-maxey-father-top-30-junior-tyrese-maxey

SMU has hired Tyrone Maxey, the father of top-30 junior Tyrese Maxey, as its director of player development.

The NCAA enacted a rule in 2010 that restricts the hiring of individuals associated with a prospect (IAWP) to noncoaching positions.

NCAA Bylaw 11.4.2 states, "In men's basketball, during a two-year period before a prospective student-athlete's anticipated enrollment and a two-year period after the prospective student-athlete's actual enrollment, an institution shall not employ (either on a salaried or a volunteer basis) or enter into a contract for future employment with an individual associated with the prospect student-athlete in any athletic department noncoaching staff position or in a strength and conditioning staff position."


But here is the key:

Tyrone Maxey's new role would fall under the noncoaching umbrella, but SMU should be exempt from any violations because Tyrese Maxey is still two years away from enrolling in college.


So I guess as long as you are rather proactive about it, its ok. You can even add them as part of your strength and conditioning staff as long as you do it earlier enough.