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NCAA Certification REQUIREMENTS
NCAA Approval For PLAYERS
ATHLETES/PLAYERS
All Players must be registered in the NCAA Basketball Certification (NCAA BBCS) system as Prospective-Student Athletes (PSA). If the PSA is under the age of 18, the registration of the PSA in the BBCS should be completed by the PSA’s parent or guardian with the Athlete/Student’s participation.
FIRST TIME REGISTRATION? Please begin with NCAA BBCS to complete your registration process for Athlete First Time Registration: Navigate to the BBCS https://bbcs.ncaa.org
In BBCS, Click New Athlete Account. Enter and confirm your email address.
Complete the NCAA EC registration.
Return to BBCS, complete the Address, Courses, Parent & School Information
These accounts should be completed by the player’s parent/guardian if the player is under 18. COACHES SHOULD NOT BE CREATING THESE ACCOUNTS.
Final Step: Notify your Head Coach that you have completed all your registration steps. Your NCAA Basketball Certification’s System BENCH REQUEST (Invitation) will be sent to you from ECAG@ncaa.org stating that your Head Coach wants to add you to their BENCH.
NEED HELP: Visit NCAA FIRST TIME ATHLETE REGISTRATION HELP GUIDE
RETURNING ATHLETE REGISTRATION? Please log back into your NCAA BBCS account to annually update your account. https://bbcs.ncaa.org
Users from last year SHOULD NOT CREATE A DUPLICATE ACCOUNT and instead use the same e-mail log-in from the previous season.
Confirm your email address and receive verification code.
Log into BBCS to verify General Information, Address, Courses, Contact, Parent and School Information.
These accounts should be completed by the player’s parent/guardian if the player is under 18. COACHES SHOULD NOT BE CREATING THESE ACCOUNTS.
Final Step: Notify your Head Coach that you have completed all your registration steps. Your NCAA Basketball Certification’s System BENCH REQUEST (Invitation) will be sent to you from ECAG@ncaa.org stating that your Head Coach wants to add you to their BENCH.
NEED HELP: Visit NCAA RENEW ATHLETE REGISTRATION HELP GUIDE
NCAA Approval For team coaches
All coaches MUST have a USAB Gold license in order to sit on the bench at any NCAA Sanctioned event. All coaches MUST have this done before the tournament deadline. It takes up to THREE weeks for this process to be approved once the test is taken.
Coaches should RENEW their existing USAB gold license and NOT obtain a new one. If the coach obtains a new license, then it will not auto-validate in the BBCS and will delay their access to the BBCS for 2023.
INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE INVOLVED IN COACHING ACTIVITIES AT A NCAA CERTIFIED EVENT MUST HAVE A RECENT 2023 USA BASKETBALL COACH LICENSE AND BE APPROVED BY THE NCAA PRIOR TO PARTICIPATION IN THE EVENT. THIS MUST BE COMPLETED IN ORDER TO SIT ON A BENCH AT ANY NCAA CERTIFIED EVENT.
NCAA BENCH & ROSTER SUBMISSION
For team coaches
All coaches MUST have a USAB Gold license in order to sit on the bench at any NCAA Sanctioned event. All coaches MUST have this done before the tournament deadline.
TEAMS (COACHES RESPONSIBILITY)
Teams participating in an NCAA certified event must register online prior to reporting to participate in the event. Failure to register and submit all required information will result in a team being denied participation in all NCAA certified events. Coaches are to submit rosters in 5 days prior to event start keeping their online rosters updated.