Information for Alumni, Boosters, and Representatives of Athletics Interests

We appreciate all of the support from our Alumni, Boosters and Friends of the University! Our teams cannot be successful without your dedication to UB Athletics.

Let's win the right way...within NCAA rules.  If at any time you have questions regarding NCAA rules and how they pertain to you, please do not hesitate to contact the Office of Compliance at 716-645-3146 or email us at kc29@buffalo.edu. 

Do's and Don'ts for Representatives of Athletics Interests

Do's

• If desired, provide an occasional family meal for student-athletes. The meal must be in the home of the representative of athletics interests, and the meal can be catered. You may also provide transportation for the athletes attending this meal. Please contact the Head Coach or the Office of Compliance to coordinate this, as these meals must be preapproved.
• Attend games where prospects are competing, as long as no contact is made with the prospect (grades 9-12, prep school or junior college athletes) or prospect's parents.
• Continue normal contact with prospects with whom you have long term, pre-established relationships, as long as the contacts are not recruiting related. Examples of pre-established relationships: neighbors, long term family friends, etc.
• If desired, arrange employment for prospective student-athletes, as long as the employment begins after high school graduation, and pay is commensurate with the "going rate".
• Accept a phone call from a prospect, as long as the prospect initiates the call. All questions regarding the institution's athletics department should be directed back to the athletics department and coaches.
• Check with the Office of Compliance at 716-645-3146 before you do anything that may jeopardize a current or prospective student-athlete's eligibility. Better safe than sorry!
• Notify the Division of Athletics or coaching staff members about outstanding prospects in your area.

Don'ts
• Provide a current student-athlete OR prospective student athlete, his/her parents, relatives, friends, or coaches with any material benefit. This includes, but is not limited to, free tickets to professional and collegiate athletics events, movie passes, gifts, loans of money, transportation, etc.
• Make recruiting presentations to groups of prospective student-athletes.
• Make in person on or off-campus recruiting contact , telephone calls, or establish written correspondence with prospective student-athletes.
• Entertain or provide awards or gifts for a current student-athlete, or his/her family and friends.
• Pay a student-athlete for a speaking engagement.
• Use a student-athlete's name, picture, or appearance to promote sales or advertise the use of a commercial product or service. *Requests for appearances for charitable and educational events for student-athletes should be directed to the Office of Compliance.
• Pay or offer to pay for registration fees for summer sports camps for a prospect.
• Don't provide a currently enrolled student-athlete with complimentary tickets to a professional sporting event, concerts, movies, etc. This applies even if you obtained the tickets free of charge. Providing student-athletes with free tickets to professional sporting and other events is considered an extra benefit.