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NCAA announces major rules changes to college basketball

The NCAA announce a major overhaul of their bylaws today, with changes ranging from the recruiting calendar, to player representation, to the NCAA’s subpoena power. The general reaction seems to be a ‘meh’ from most of the college basketball world. But I think there is some good stuff in there. Progress is progress.

If you want a full rundown of the changes, Matt Norlander at CBS has a great breakdown of everything in there.

Here are the four that matter most to the Villanova Wildcats and their basketball program.

Wholesale recruiting changes

The big story this offseason was the NCAA’s rumored desire to kill the July ‘Live Period’ that allows coaches to attend sneaker-sponsored events for three weekends.