13.17.3 Women's Basketball. The following periods of recruiting shall apply to women's basketball: (Revised: 1/11/89, 1/10/90, 1/10/91 effective 8/1/91, 8/2/91, 1/11/94 effective 8/1/94, 8/14/96, 10/9/96, 7/22/97, 10/28/99 effective 4/1/00, 11/1/00, 4/25/02, 8/8/02, 10/30/03, 10/28/04, 1/10/05 effective 8/1/05, 4/28/05 effective 8/1/05, 8/4/05, 12/5/05, 7/30/10, 1/15/11 effective 8/1/11, 4/26/12 effective 8/1/12, 1/19/13 effective 8/1/13, 10/30/13, 4/26/17 effective 8/1/17, 10/4/17 effective 8/1/18, 4/25/18, 1/22/20, 7/13/20, 1/20/22 effective 8/1/22, 10/5/22, 1/5/23, 1/6/23, 1/11/23)

(a) August 1 through August 31 [except for (1) below]: Quiet Period

(1) Monday through Sunday of the week immediately following the second Saturday in August: Recruiting Shutdown

(b) September 1-30: Contact Period for seniors and two-year college PSAs only. Evaluation period for other PSAs for scholastic activities only.

(c) October 1 through the last day of February [except for (1) below]: Evaluation Period

(1) December 24 through 26: Dead Period

(d) March 1 through Wednesday prior to the NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Championship game: Contact Period for seniors and two-year college PSAs only. Evaluation period for other PSAs for scholastic activities only.

(e) Thursday prior to the NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Championship game through the following Monday: Dead Period

(f) Tuesday immediately following the Division I Women's Basketball Championship game through July 31 [except for (1) through (19) below]: Quiet Period

(1) Thursday before the third weekend (Friday through Sunday) in April: Dead Period for high school and two-year college PSAs only.

(i) If the PSAT, SAT or ACT is administered or if Easter occurs during the third weekend in April, the dead period shall occur the Thursday before the fourth weekend in April.

(2) The third weekend (Friday through Sunday) in April [except for (i) and (ii) below]: Evaluation Period (evaluations at certified nonscholastic events only)

(i) Evaluations at nonscholastic events shall not occur during any weekend (including Friday, Saturday and Sunday) during which the PSAT, SAT or ACT national standardized tests are administered or during the Easter weekend.

(ii) If the PSAT, SAT or ACT is administered or if Easter occurs during the third weekend in April, the April nonscholastic evaluation weekend (including Friday, Saturday and Sunday) shall occur during the fourth weekend in April.

(3) Monday immediately after the third weekend (Friday through Sunday) in April: Dead Period for high school and two-year college PSAs only.

(i) If the PSAT, SAT or ACT is administered or if Easter occurs during the third weekend in April, the dead period shall occur the Monday immediately after the fourth weekend in April.

(4) Monday immediately after the first Sunday in May through the second Sunday in May: Recruiting Shutdown

(5) Thursday before the third weekend (Friday, Saturday and Sunday) in May: Dead Period

(6) The third weekend (Friday, Saturday and Sunday) of May: Evaluation Period (including evaluations at certified nonscholastic events)

(7) Monday immediately after the third weekend (Friday, Saturday and Sunday) in May: Dead Period

(8) Tuesday and Wednesday immediately prior to Father's Day: Dead Period

(9) Thursday, Friday and Saturday immediately prior to Father's Day: Evaluation Period (for approved scholastic events only)

(10) Sunday immediately following the Saturday immediately prior to Father’s Day: Dead Period

(11) Thursday immediately before the Friday through Monday of the second weekend in July: Dead Period

(12) Friday through Monday of the second weekend in July: Evaluation Period

(13) Tuesday immediately after the Friday through Monday of the second weekend in July: Dead Period

(g) During the National Junior College Athletic Association championship competition: Evaluation Period