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APNewsBreak: Coaches blast new NCAA eligibility standards

FILE - In this March 6, 2015, file photo, Texas Tech head coach Tubby Smith points to his defense in the second half of an NCAA college basketball game against Baylor in Waco, Texas. The National Association For Coaching Equity and Development, a group led by Texas Tech coach Tubby Smith, Georgetown coach John Thompson III and former Georgia Tech coach Paul Hewitt, issued a statement to The Associated Press on Friday, May 29, 2015, saying it applauds the NCAA's effort to better prepare students for the rigors of college but feels the changes disproportionately target minority and less affluent students. (AP Photo/Jerry Larson, File) FILE - In this March 6, 2015, file photo, Texas Tech head coach Tubby Smith points to his defense in the second half of an NCAA college basketball game against Baylor in Waco, Texas. The National Association For Coaching Equity and Development, a group led by Texas Tech coach Tubby Smith, Georgetown coach John Thompson III and former Georgia Tech coach Paul Hewitt, issued a statement to The Associated Press on Friday, May 29, 2015, saying it applauds the NCAA's effort to better prepare students for the rigors of college but feels the changes disproportionately target minority and less affluent students. (AP Photo/Jerry Larson, File)

By Associated Press May 29, 2015 1 min read

A new organization of minority basketball and football coaches is calling for changes in NCAA eligibility standards set to be enforced in 2016.

The National Association For Coaching Equity and Development issued a statement to The Associated Press on Friday saying the changes disproportionately target minority and less affluent students.

Next year, the NCAA will set tougher standards for athletes to participate as freshmen. They include 10 core courses that must be completed before an athlete’s senior year in high school, and a grade-point average of at least 2.3 in 16 core courses, up from a 2.0 GPA.

NAFCED held its first annual meeting in Atlanta last weekend. The group is led by coaches such as Tubby Smith and John Thompson III.

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NAFCED: http://www.nafced.org/