The Academic Performance of Division I Men's College Basketball: Views From Academic Advisors for Athletics

 
 
 
 

The Academic Performance of Division I Men's College Basketball: Views From Academic Advisors for Athletics

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dc.contributor.advisor Spencer, Nancy en_US
dc.contributor.author Diehl, Megan L. en_US
dc.date.accessioned 2009-04-09T22:54:18Z
dc.date.available 2009-04-09T22:54:18Z
dc.date.created 2009 en_US
dc.date.issued 2009-04-09T22:54:18Z
dc.identifier.uri http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=bgsu1237830156 en_US
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/2374.OX/104498
dc.description This study utilized the sociological imagination to examine the academic performance of Division I men's basketball. Division I men's basketball has consistently fallen behind all other collegiate sports in all academic measures. The purpose of this study was to gain insight into the academic performance of Division I male basketball players from the people who work most closely with men's basketball players' academic performance, the academic advisors for athletics. Their insights were used to help understand why basketball teams compile the academic records that they do, what can be done to change that trend, and what kind of impact the new NBA age limit rule will have on the academic performance of college basketball players. Eight academic advisors for athletics were interviewed for this study. Each advisor worked with a men's basketball team that had been in the Associated Press (AP) top 25 during the 2007-2008 season. The academic advisors shared information about their job, general athletics, the academic success of men's basketball, the NBA age-limit rule, solutions to the academic issues with men's basketball, and challenges/traps in the advising career. The advisors proposed many reasons for why men's basketball has the lowest academic records of any collegiate sport. They also expressed their opinions about the NBA age-limit rule and how it has impacted Division I basketball. Many of the issues with the academic performance of men's basketball stems from the culture of the sport. This culture that does not stress academics starts at the youth sports level, and it continues through college. Coaches have a great impact on the culture and the academic performance of their athletes. This culture makes the role of the academic advisor more difficult because it often forces them to work to keep players eligible instead of helping them to get their degree. The culture of men's basketball has to change before any improvement in the academic performance of men's basketball will be seen. This change has to start at the top with the NBA and filter down to youth basketball. en_US
dc.format application/pdf en_US
dc.format 147p. en_US
dc.rights unrestricted en_US
dc.rights Copyright and permissions information available at the source archive en_US
dc.subject academic performance en_US
dc.subject men's basketball en_US
dc.subject academic advisors en_US
dc.title The Academic Performance of Division I Men's College Basketball: Views From Academic Advisors for Athletics en_US
dc.type Electronic Thesis or Dissertation en_US
dc.degree.name Master of Education (MEd) en_US
dc.degree.level masters en_US
dc.degree.discipline Human Movement, Sport and Leisure Studies /Sport Administration en_US
dc.degree.grantor Bowling Green State University en_US
dc.contributor.publisher Bowling Green State University / OhioLINK en_US

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