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After a year of holding the position of NABC President, Georgia State head coach Ron Hunter has been named to the NABC ad hoc committee on the NCAA men’s basketball tournament for selection, seeding and bracketing.
Coach Hunter will join many coaches as a part of the ad hoc committee. Notable head coaches on the committee include University of Kentucky head coach John Calipari, Gonzaga University head coach Mark Few and Georgetown University head coach John Thompson III. The head coaches involved with the committee will be representing all levels of Division I, former NCAA men’s basketball committee members, NCAA and NABC staff.
In the Georgia State Communications press release, Coach Hunter expressed his gratitude to the committee for their support.
“I am honored that they asked for me to be a part of this committee,” Hunter said. “The NCAA men’s basketball tournament continues to grow and I hope that this committee can help with that. I look forward to working with so many great coaches.”
Hunter has been very successful as the Panthers head coach, winning 103 games in just his fifth season. He will begin the 2016-2017 season just four victories away of becoming the most winningest head coach in Georgia State history. He is responsible for leading the Panthers to two of their three most successful seasons – the most notable being the NCAA tournament appearance in 2015 where the Panthers advanced to the third round.
The purpose of the ad hoc committee is to provide the viewpoints of men’s basketball coaches as well as develop team perspectives to the NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Committee regarding the selection, seeding and bracketing process. Surely there will be several topics discussed, as the committee will begin meeting multiple times in the coming weeks. In advance of its summer conference, any resulting feedback from prior meetings will be presented to the NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Committee.
This is the third meeting held by the NABC.
The first meeting was in relation to the NCAA and NBA adjusting the rules for student-athletes declaring for the NBA Draft.
The second meeting dealt with student-athlete time demands in men’s basketball.
