COACHES’ MEETING
NATIONAL BASKETBALL COACHES ASSOCIATION

Hotel Belvedere, March 24, 1944, 2.30 p. m.

MEMBERS PRESENT: See list at end.

Meetinc CaLLep TO ORDER by President Ed. Kelleher.

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

I.

This is not a convention, merely a conference, with over 50 present,
and all sections of the country represented.

Tickets for tournament games are available for members — Friday,
Saturday, Sunday, Tuesday — not for new members — check in with
Bruce Drake at the registration table.

High school games are held Saturday afternoon. Coaches are invited.

Monday, 12.45 Toot Shores, 51 W. 51 Street. All coaches are invited
for Luncheon. Press: Announcement to be made for man contribut-
ing most to basketball. Award for 1943-44.

REporRTS OF COMMITTEES:

I.

Bill Chandler, Editorial Committee:

Reports that he got the material for the Bulletin and sent it to
Ned Irish, who after a short time said it couldn’t be handled by him-
self, and sent it back to Chandler, who has been too busy to get out
the Bulletin. He says we should make definite arrangements at this
meeting.

Adolph Rupp, Official Committee:

Reports that many of the top officials are in the Armed Forces.
Hence. we have had to use inferior men but results about the same
as usual. Officiating has been about the same caliber as the boys who
played this year. He says the first year in the Garden, had screening
called seven times, but never since then. We are getting close to-
gether; the sections are getting together on this. Intersectional games
help.

Report on last year’s meeting, by Ed Hickox (see Hickox’s report).
Visual Committee — Nat Holman — some pictures were shown.

Tournament Committee, Harold Olsen:

‘He says there have been many difficulties, but committee have
carried on. Travel restrictions have handicapped them somewhat but
the ruling of the Pacific Coast Conference not to let teams take part
hurt badly in the West. It looks like a banner financial tournament.
Reports that N. C. A. A. plan of districts all having officials and
these not working only for their own districts is a step in the right
direction.