Prospective college basketball players have many scholarship options.
High school players looking to land a college basketball scholarship have a wide variety of options. Most aim for National Collegiate Athletic Association Division 1 scholarships. Full rides at that level will pay for a player's tuition, books, room and board. There are other levels, and each one has different rules for its scholarships.
NCAA Division 1
As of 2011, 346 schools participated in men's basketball and 343 in women's basketball at this level. According to Hoops Plus, each school can have up to 13 men and 15 women on scholarship in any academic year. These are all full scholarships that cannot be split or divided among multiple players. They are all one-year rides, meaning the school has the option to renew the scholarship after each school year.
NCAA Division 2
According to Hoops Plus, NCAA Division 2 men's and women's teams offer 10 full scholarships as of 2011. However, in Division 2, schools do have the option to divide up and split the scholarships at their discretion. As of 2011, 277 schools in Division II play men's basketball, while 245 schools compete in women's basketball. Scholarships at this level are also renewed after each school year at the discretion of the school.
NAIA
The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics, or NAIA, governs mostly small public and private college competition. NAIA schools award up to 11 men's and women's scholarships at its Division 1 level, and six for both sports at its Division 2 level. NAIA schools are allowed to divide their scholarships in both sports.
Junior Colleges
Junior colleges are two-year schools governed by the National Junior College Athletic Association or NJCAA. Players who complete two years at a junior college are eligible to move on to a four-year school to complete their four years of eligibility. According to the NJCAA website, Division 1 teams may offer 15 full scholarships. Division 2 teams can also offer 15 scholarships, but these awards can only include tuition, fees and books.
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