NCAA approves waiver allowing schools unlimited official visits in basketball

The NCAA has approved a blanket waiver to allow schools an unlimited number of official visits in men’s and women’s basketball, effective immediately, according to a memo sent out to NCAA members and obtained by The Athletic on Thursday.

The blanket waiver was recommended by the men’s and women’s basketball oversight committees due to roster depletion concerns in the current transfer environment. The blanket waiver addresses the combined impact of the one-time transfer rule, transfer portal windows and multi-time transfers being immediately eligible.

The blanket waiver may turn into legislation if two pending legislative proposals are adopted by the Division I Council in June.

The idea is that each team can determine how many official visits are necessary to maintain its basketball roster from year to year.

This will be updated.

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