Report drills NCAA on equity, calls for combined Final Four A law firm hired to investigate gender equity concerns at NCAA championship events recommended holding the men s and women s Final Fours at the same site.
By RALPH D. RUSSO Associated Press August 3, 2021 7:12pm Text size Copy shortlink:
The NCAA has fallen short of upholding its commitment to gender equity by prioritizing its cash cow Division I men s basketball tournament over everything else, according a scathing review released Tuesday after an uproar over how the association conducts its championship events.
A law firm hired by the NCAA to investigate equity issues released a 113-page report that includes a series of recommenda
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Long-awaited NCAA gender equity review recommends combined Final Four for men s, women s basketball at same site
The NCAA has fallen short of upholding its commitment to gender equity by prioritizing its cash cow Division I men s basketball tournament over everything else, according a scathing review released Tuesday assessing how the association conducts its championship events.
A law firm hired by the NCAA to investigate equity issues released a 113-page report that includes a series of recommendations, including holding the men s and women s Final Fours at the same site and offering financial incentives to schools to improve their women s basketball programs.
I sure hope this report motivates major change!!! Hall of Fame coach Tara VanDerVeer of national champion Stanford said in a text message to AP.
The report noted disparities were not confined to this year s tournaments and that the bedrock financial deal for the NCAA and its member schools is partly to blame: Kaplan said NCAA s structure and systems “are designed to maximize the value of and support to the Division I Men’s Basketball Championship as the primary source of funding for the NCAA and its membership.
NCAA revenues surpassed $1 billion in the year before the pandemic and almost $900 million of that was tied to the media rights deal with CBS and Turner for the men s tournament.