Sponsor Statement for SJR 5: Supporting NCAA Basketball Preseason Tournaments

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Relating to opposition to National Collegiate Athletic Association legislative proposal 2000-106.

Last Updated: February 2, 2001

Senator Gary Wilken and I have introduced this resolution in support of the Great Alaska Shootout in Anchorage and the Top of the World Classic in Fairbanks because we are concerned about the deleterious effect the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) legislative proposal No. 2000-106 will have.

Our Alaska tournaments have given student athletes the opportunity to meet Alaskans and enjoy our unique beauty and culture. Likewise, they give Alaskans across our state an opportunity to see top-flight Division I basketball and a venue to showcase our University and its athletic programs to onsite spectators and television audiences.

These two tournaments have grown in stature in the college athletic world and are becoming viewing draws and traditions comparable to the Iditarod and the Yukon Quest.

Keeping the partial exemption for games played in our tournaments will enable UAA and UAF to continue to attract top Division teams. We need to maintain this interstate competition for the benefit of Alaska student athletes, our viewing public and the athletic programs at the University of Alaska.

The NCAA Management Council has extended public comment on legislative proposal 2000-1006 through January 31, 2001. It is our hope that this resolution will be approved in time to submit it under the public comment deadline.

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