Sources: NBA, NCAA hope to impose new age limit rule

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NBA commissioner David Stern and NCAA president Myles Brand are expected to make an announcement on Monday afternoon in San Antonio that they have reached an agreement that would make certain that players are in college for at least two years before leaving early for the NBA. [link]

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NBA and NCAA Possibly Joining Forces
Published 4/7/2008 by Marcel Mutoni at SLAM Online
by Marcel Mutoni With the current age limit, ungodly talented high schoolers go to college for a season and impatiently wait for the next birthday before signing a ginormous NBA contract. This has been working out pretty well for both the NCAA and the NBA (and to an extent, the players), but change could be on the way. In what could turn into one of the biggest points of contention during the next round of collective bargaining agreement talks, players could be forced to stay on campus a little bit longer. NBA commissioner David Stern and NCAA president Myles Brand are expected to make an announcement on Monday afternoon in San Antonio that they have ...

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New Two-Year Rule a Win-Win for NBA, NCAA

The Dagger found this 4/7/2008 on www.sportingnews.com

By Bethlehem Shoals Word on the streets is that David Stern and Myles Brand have agreed to up the age limit, so student-athletes would be bound to their school of choice for two seasons. Of course, it's not law yetthey still need to get the ...

David Stern & The NCAA’s Conspiracy To Improve European Hoops’ Talent Pool

The Meaningful Collateral found this 4/7/2008 on www.cantstopthebleeding.com

From Fox Sports’ Jeff Goodman : NBA commissioner David Stern and NCAA president Myles Brand are in agreement that both sides would benefit from a rule that would require players to stay in college for at least two years before leaving ...

Rumor Alert: NCAA and NBA Agree to New 20-Year Age Limit for NBA Draft Eligibility

le basketbawl: The NBA Basketball Blog found this 4/7/2008 on sports.aol.com

There will be a press conference tomorrow which NCAA and NBA will announce a change to the NBA's draft eligibility policy . NBA commish David Stern and NCAA president Myles Brand will conduct the news conference. Brand hinted Thursday the NCAA and ...

NBA 2-year rule could be announced Monday

Posted 4/6/2008 on Sidelines

Here at the Final Four we've just received a press release that NCAA President Myles Brand and NBA Commissioner David Stern are "to make a major announcement" at a joint press conference here at 2 p.m. on Monday. Speculation is the announcement could be that the league is raising the age limit for players coming into the NBA from 19 to 20, meaning a player must have have two years of ...

BREAKING NEWS: NCAA to impose new age-limit rule

Posted 4/7/2008 on NBA Rumors - Trades - Free Agents - Basketball Olympics - Dime Magazine

Are one-and-done’s done? (photo. Texas) It’s not official yet, but the rumor is that David Stern and NCAA President Myles Brand are close to a deal that would require players to stay in college for at least two years before leaving to play in the NBA. For the rule to take effect, it still needs to [...]

Change in NBA age-limit rule will have to wait

Posted 4/7/2008 on Sidelines

Speculation that today's "major announcement" by NCAA president Myles Brand and NBA commissioner David Stern would concern a proposal to extend the NBA's age-limit restriction from 19 to 20 years of age has apparently turned out to be just that, speculation. USA Today reports this morning that the announcement will be a joint agreement to sponsor a program to change youth basketball. ...

NBA & NCAA Join Forces To Promote Basketball To The Players Of Tomorrow

Posted 4/8/2008 on Slam Dunk Central

The NBA and NCAA held a joint press conference Monday at the Alamo Dome the site of the NCAA Final Four. NBA Commissioner David Stern and NCAA President Dr. Myles Brand announced the formation of a joint venture between the two entities to promote the sport of basketball to today’s children, tomorrow’s players. The program that is yet to be named, is an outreach program for ...

One-and-Done Rule May Have Made Derrick Rose a Cool 10 Million Bucks

Posted 4/7/2008 on FanHouse

The estimation of $10 million is, of course, just that. But Derrick Rose should probably give David Stern a huge hug when his name gets called during the first 30 or so minutes of the NBA draft in June. Rose, even if Memphis wins, seems like a one-and-done player, and with his ridiculous NCAA tournament (can you have negative turnovers, like in a positive fashion?) he has not only vaulted ...

NBA & NCAA to set up new rule

Posted 4/7/2008 on The Fifth Corner

From what I have read, it seems that the NBA and the NCAA have finally done something for their players rather than themselves. In this short article it says that NCAA President Myles Brand and NBA Commish David Stern have ironed out a change for the players in college basketball. From what I read the NBA will change their rules so that the league will have a 20 year old age limit. It was ...

David Stern Hates Your Kids

Posted 4/7/2008 on The Howeva Files

No matter how well they can ball, or how much money they "turned down" from boosters, your kid may have to stay in school for a tad bit longer instead of buying you a new house after getting that rookie deal fresh out of college. It appears that NBA Commissioner David Stern and NCAA president Myles Brand are coming to terms on a new proposal that states that players will be required to stay ...

Stern and Brand ponder new age limit rule

Posted 4/7/2008 on Inside the Hall | An Indiana basketball blog

A report this morning by Jeff Goodman of Foxsports.com says that NBA commissioner David Stern and NCAA President Myles Brand are in agreement that both entities would benefit from a new rule requiring players to stay in college for two seasons. According to sources, the proposal would still need to be passed through the NBA Players Association. “It’s a big step for the owners ...

Get a Grip

Posted 4/7/2008 on Shakedownsports.com

Rumors have been circulating for weeks that the NBA has been considering raising the minimum age in which players can declare themselves eligible for the NBA draft. Well, it appears that in the next couple of days NBA commish David Stern and NCAA president Myles Brand are going to announce that the minimum age, set at 19 (or after one year of college) in the collective bargaining agreement of ...

Commissioner Stern And NCAA Prez Brand To Hold Joint Press Conference

Posted 4/7/2008 on Slam Dunk Central

The Los Angeles Times reported Monday that NBA Commissioner David Stern, and NCAA President Myles Brand will hold a joint press conference on Monday afternoon, reportedly to discuss issues according to their representatives that effect “all of basketball.” It is well known that both Brand and Stern are in favor of raising the age eligibility for prospective NBA players a year. ...

The NBA and NCAA are Anti-Capitalism

Posted 4/7/2008 on Poor Sports: Bitter Philly Sports Fans Sound Off

In 2005, David Stern announced that the NBA would require incoming players to be one year removed from high school in order to be eligible for the NBA Draft. The rule was met with mixed reactions as those who thought the Leon Smith's of the world needed the rule to protect them. Others thought that it was unfair to restrict trade and stonewall players from being employed by the league. In ...

Happy birthday, Hornets

Posted 4/5/2008 on Hornets247.com Blog

Twenty-one years ago today, George Shinn's phone rang. He answered to find NBA Commissioner David Stern on the line. The commish wanted to inform Shinn that a decision had been made on his application for an NBA franchise in Charlotte, North Carolina... "Congratulations." April 5th, 1987. The birth of the Hornets.

Myles Brand and David Stern talk NBA Draft and raising the age minimum on Saturday!

Posted 4/4/2008 on NCAA Hoops Today

Be sure to watch or record the 30-minute Outside the Games documentary that airs on CBS on Saturday at 330pm eastern (1230pm pacific). This will feature a discussion with Myles Brand, the NCAA Emperor, and David Stern, the NBA czar on the NBA draft and the possibility of raising the minimum age for entry into the NBA draft. Myles Brand mentioned already in his state of the Monopoly press ...