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NCAA adopts college basketball reforms for draft, recruiting

One of the biggest changes is that college basketball players could return to school if they go undrafted by the NBA.
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A detail of a NCAA logo decal is seen at center court in 2010.

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — College basketball players who go undrafted by the NBA will be allowed to return to school and play as part of sweeping NCAA reforms in the wake of a corruption scandal.

The NCAA announced Wednesday that its Board of Governors and Division I Council adopted a "series of significant policy and legislative changes, setting in motion actions to change the structure of the NCAA fundamentally."

In addition, players deemed "elite" prospects by USA Basketball would be allowed to have agent representation starting in the summer before their senior year of high school.

The changes reflect the recommendations made in April by the Rice Commission and will target summer recruiting camps, agent access for players and stiffer penalties for rule breakers.

The Rice Commission, led by former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, was formed in response to an FBI investigation into payments from shoe companies to coaches for steering players to certain schools.

You can see the full list of changes on the NCAA's website.

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