The NCAA announced on Monday that it will extend the current recruiting dead period through Tuesday, June 30 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
“The Division I Council Coordination Committee extended the recruiting read period through June 30,” the NCAA said in a release. “The committee will review the dead period dates on May 27 and could extend the dead period at that time.”
On Tuesday, the NCAA announced that it canceled July’s college basketball academies that were scheduled to take place at four campus sites around the country.
In addition to the announcement to extend the recruiting dead period, NCAA senior VP of basketball Dan Gavitt issued the following statement regarding the deadline for underclassmen to withdraw from the NBA draft.