Nov 10 2010
It can be difficult to decipher the NCAA guidelines for recruiting without degrees in law, astrophysics and phrenology -- but here's a head start: the official calendar that dictates when recruits can and cannot be contacted by coaches or other official team representatives.Please note: In NCAA-speak, a "contact" is anything beyond "hello."
As a general rule, the NCAA sets aside a formal contact period in the late summer/early fall, another in March and another in April. Teams and coaches are limited to 130 person/days of recruiting during the academic year, and get two additional evaluation periods during the summer.
Spans where recruiting is limited to campus visits -- quiet periods -- or shut down almost completely -- dead periods -- are sprinkled liberally throughout the year.
Here are the official dates for the 2010-11 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball recruiting calendar.
NCAA Division I Men's Basketball: Official Recruiting Calendar
| Dates | Status | Notes |
| August 1 - September 8 | Quiet Period | |
| September 9 - October 5 | Contact Period | Fall Contact Period |
| October 6 - March 30, 2011 (with noted exceptions) | Evaluation Period | |
| November 8 - 11 | Dead Period | |
| December 24 - 26 | Dead Period | |
| March 16 - 22, 2011 | Contact Period | March Contact Period |
| March 31 - April 7, 2011 (noon) | Dead Period | |
| April 7 (noon) - 20, 2011 (with noted exceptions) | Contact Period | |
| April 11 - 14 | Dead Period | |
| April 21 - July 5, 2011 (with noted exceptions) | Quiet Period | |
| May 19-27 | Dead Period | |
| Date TBD | Evaluation Period - NBA pre-draft camp | |
| July 6 - 15 | Evaluation Period | Summer Evaluation Period |
| July 16 - 21 | Dead Period | Teams are allowed contact during this period with players who have enrolled in summer classes or who have signed a National Letter of Intent (NLI) |
| July 22 - 31 | Evaluation Period | Summer Evaluation Period |
