One of the more intriguing recruiting stories of the summer belongs to Chris Hill, a 6-foot-9, 225-pound senior wing from Jacksonville, Fla.
Hill finished up his prep career at Raleigh (N.C.) Christian Faith Academy and is taking three summer classes through an online site run by BYU and Adams State College.
“They’re offering all the classes I need to graduate,” Hill said by phone.
Hill claims offers from Southern Miss, St. John’s, Seton Hall and DePaul with interest from Arizona, N.C. State, UConn and Syracuse.
“I’m getting a lot of calls,” Hill said. “A lot of people are waiting for me to be qualified.”
Hill said he hopes to become qualified and then make a college decision by later this month.
“Everything has to be finished by July 20,” he said.
Hill is also competing in the Greater NC Pro-Am and working out with two trainers.
“I’ve been transitioning into a two/three,” he said. “I grew an extra inch and picked up some weight.”
Hill visited Seton Hall last weekend and plans visits this month to DePaul (July 5), Southern Miss (10-12) and St. John’s.
Of the Seton Hall visit he said, “”It was very family oriented. They’re hungry for wins and for great players to bring them back to the days of competing for a national championship.”
Hill says he’s cousins with Amar’e Stoudemire but has no insight on where Stoudemire might land in this free agent frenzy.
“I just congratulated him on his success,” Hill said. “Wherever he goes I’ll be happy. I know he wants to win a championship and compete to be a great player.
“He’s my family. I don’t want nothing from him and I want to get my own name.”
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alifmuhammad / July 2, 2010
Sorry Ncaa Don’t accept oneline courses !!!!
NCAA decertifies selected nontraditional secondary education courses
May 25, 2010 8:31:56 AM
By Gary Brown
The NCAA News
The NCAA has begun identifying nontraditional courses from various secondary education programs that do not meet the parameters of recently adopted Division I legislation regulating such courses.
Nontraditional courses include online, virtual, independent study, correspondence, individualized instruction and courses taught through similar means, which would also include software-based credit recovery courses.
Courses identified thus far as insufficient include those from BYU Independent Study and American School (two of the programs most frequently submitted to the NCAA Eligibility Center). Courses that meet (as well as those that do not meet) core-course requirements for eligibility purposes are updated on the NCAA Eligibility Center Web site.
Division I adopted legislation earlier this spring (Proposal No. 2009-64) requiring nontraditional courses considered as core to include regular access and interaction between an instructor and student for purposes of teaching, evaluating and providing assistance to the student throughout the duration of the course.
The legislation became necessary as nontraditional courses became more prevalent, which made determining initial eligibility for prospective student-athletes more difficult. In particular, the variance of interaction and instruction between teacher and student in many online courses raised concern about whether these courses are academically sound and meet the NCAA definition of a core course. Additionally, the sometimes abbreviated timeframe for completion of such courses was of concern.
Proposal No. 2009-64 originated from the Division I Academic Cabinet after consultation with the NCAA Student Records Review Committee and NCAA High School Review Committee. The legislation helps ensure that acceptable nontraditional courses allow students to demonstrate that their work was completed in a manner consistent with the intent and design of the core-course curriculum requirements.
“To have a course approved as ‘core,’ the high school or secondary school program needs to demonstrate that there was ongoing access and regular interaction between the student and the instructor for the entire course,” said Kevin Lennon, NCAA vice president of academic and membership affairs. “Students cannot self-pace or teach themselves a core course.”
The interaction between teacher and student may include telephone conversations, electronic mail, instant messaging and other forms of electronic communication between the student and instructor. That interaction should include feedback on assignments and course assessments by the instructor to the student, and the opportunity for the instructor to provide individual instruction to the student.
Even if the student does not request that interaction, the course will not be approved as meeting the standards of Proposal No. 2009-64 unless the course is designed to require it.
The legislation also reduces the opportunities for prospects to complete courses in a condensed timeframe. While Proposal No. 2009-64 does not prescribe a timeframe in which a nontraditional course must be completed, the entity offering the course must establish a defined period for completion of the course.
Because the effective date of the new legislation is August 1, 2010, students who complete a course identified as insufficient before then may still have that course evaluated on a case-by-case basis. However, such courses completed on or after August 1 may not be used for Division I initial-eligibility certification.
As of now, these decisions do not apply to students seeking to use these courses for eligibility to compete at Division II institutions. The Division II Presidents Council at its April meeting tabled a proposal that is identical to the Division I legislation and will review the measure again in June.
Division I requires prospective student-athletes to complete 16 core courses in high school to be initially certified. Currently, Division II requires 14 core courses but will require 16 starting in 2013.
For questions and answers about this decision, click here.
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Adam Zagoria / July 2, 2010
He will be done by Aug. 1, when this kicks in.
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alifmuhammad / July 2, 2010
Adam !! His goose is cook !!! He a Prop Kid (non Qualifier ) and Big East don’t Prop !!
What are the accommodations provided to students with education-impacting disabilities?
The accommodations provided to students with education-impacting disabilities for NCAA Division I schools are different than for Division II schools.
For Division I only, a student must graduate “on time” in order to use the following accommodations:
* Use up to three (3) additional approved core courses taken before full-time enrollment in college.
Because the effective date of the new legislation is August 1, 2010, students who complete a course identified as insufficient before then may still have that course evaluated on a case-by-case basis. However, such courses completed on or after August 1 may not be used for Division I initial-eligibility certification.
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