The Penn men's basketball team opens its season Nov. 21 against ESPN/USA Today Preseason Poll No. 14 Wisconsin. It might have to take on the defending regular-season Big Ten champions without senior All-Ivy player Jeff Schiffner. The guard has come under NCAA scrutiny for breaking an unspecified rule during a basketball game this summer.
"It's a summer league issue that really hasn't been determined yet," Penn coach Fran Dunphy said.
"It's really a very innocent thing so we're hoping that's how the NCAA will see it," Dunphy added.
Schiffner could not be reached for comment.
Rules 30.16 and 30.17 of the NCAA Division I bylaws put strict limits on summer basketball.
Every game the student-athlete plays in must be certified by the NCAA national office. For an event to be certified, it must meet several requirements. These include full financial disclosure and a ban on free transportation or gifts for participation.
All certified events must also provide an educational session regarding regulations on eligibility, gambling, agents and drug use.
Aside from certification requirements, events that a student-athlete plays in cannot raise any revenue.
"No admission shall be charged for any game," Rule 30.16(f) reads, "no fee shall be charged for parking to attend any game, no revenue shall be realized at any game from raffles or similar activities and no revenue shall be realized from over-the-air or cable television or radio rights fees for any games."
A student-athlete cannot play in any type of all-star game nor can he receive any payment for play or expenses.
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