CHICAGO -- One obscure column posted on the NCAA's website has affected this week's Chicago pre-draft camp. But, it doesn't seem to be altering the draft process as much as first thought when it comes to underclassmen unsure of their futures.

The column, which brought to light the NCAA's pending enforcement of a game-for-game eligibility penalty for playing in Chicago, may ultimately affect the eligibility of just one player in the pre-draft camp.

	Chris Massie may be facing a two-game suspension if he returns to Memphis.

Chris Massie left Chicago on Friday morning after playing two games the first two days of camp. Before he left, Massie said he was leaning toward returning to Memphis for his senior season. If the power forward, who didn't sign with an agent, withdraws his name from the draft, he would be subject to a two-game suspension to start the 2002-03 season. The NCAA decided to enforce the existing rule on the books, starting next season, penalizing players who played in pre-draft camp games.

Massie, if he returns to Memphis, could legally challenge any suspension handed down by the NCAA next season, considering the rule was in place and wasn't enforced last season or in year's past when players like Arizona's Jason Gardner and Pac-10 player of the year Sam Clancy of USC came through the camp and returned to school. But the student-athlete reinstatement committee decided to start enforcing the rule this season, and warned the college world in a legislative news column on its website.

The rule is working, however, if its enforcement was an effort by the NCAA to weed out those underclassmen who are serious from those who are not about the draft. Stanford's Casey Jacobsen isn't in Chicago because of the rule and still hasn't decided if he'll stay in the draft. Virginia's Roger Mason Jr. would have attended the camp in spite of the rule, had he not been hurt prior to the camp. Wyoming's Uche Nsonwu-Amadi, Ohio's Brandon Hunter, Ball State's Theron Smith and Purdue's Willie Deane each would have tried to play here had the rule not existed. And the same could be said for Auburn's Adam Harrington.

But Michigan State sophomore Marcus Taylor, Houston junior George Williams, Fordham sophomore Smush Parker and Massie were the only underclassmen of the paltry 11 in Chicago who either had the option to return to school because they were eligible or hadn't signed with an agent.

Now that list is down to two -- Williams and Massie -- and possibly one, if Williams signs with an agent in the next month.

"This does have an affect,'' Taylor said. "It will make it a tough decision for other guys. Not for me because I was staying in the draft, even though some people were surprised when I announced that.''

Like Taylor, none seem to have the intention of pulling out of the draft by June 19, even though they're not a lock to go in the first round (Taylor or Parker) or even get drafted (Williams).

NBA teams are somewhat disgusted by the lack of overall talent in attendance and blame the rule. But it has altered the camp and there doesn't seem to be any movement to return to the old system.

Williams said Houston's compliance officer briefed him before he left so he's well aware of the consequences. But that's not going to deter him.

"It wasn't a factor and I understand what could happen," Williams said. "But I don't want to (go back to school) unless I have to."

Williams said he will go through the draft, and if he goes undrafted, then and only then, would he consider going back to Houston. But he's going to pursue making a team. A year ago, UC Irvine's Jerry Green was in Chicago, didn't get drafted and went back to Irvine for his senior season (which is legal under NCAA rules if a player isn't drafted and returns all funds for draft tryouts and also files a formal petition to the school and NCAA). But Green is now a free agent and can't be drafted because a player isn't allowed to go through the draft process twice. Williams doesn't care about the ramifications, saying "you have to go into the draft fullfledged," something Taylor echoed.

Parker said the same after making his decision to sign with an agent. He knew about what could happen, the sitting out games and returning the money. He understood that the decision to declare shouldn't be taken lightly.

It's a safe bet that future underclassmen won't either because of the rule.

Underclassmen in Chicago will likely be in the draft for good because of a rule that ultimately might make it easier for college coaches to know who will return to their team. But it's a rule that won't allow players to get a real assessment of their talent and draft status unless they're willing to pay to attend workouts on their own (see: Jacobsen), and sweat out a June 19 decision to stay or withdraw from the draft.

	Olson has won 471 games at Arizona.

Olson deserves key to Hall
Arizona coach Lute Olson still doesn't get the credit he deserves for building a national power in the Tucson desert.

Think back to 1983 when Olson took over the Arizona program. Basketball was simply not a factor, rarely even discussed. But 18 winning seasons later (Olson's first Arizona team went 11-17 in '83-84), Olson's induction into the Hall of Fame is overdue.

He doesn't coach in the East, which may explain why he doesn't always get the national recognition he should for consistently having a top-20, if not top-10 program. But make no mistake, Olson has been a national recruiter at the school, unable to lean on the surrounding area for consistent talent (save Sean Elliott, Mike Bibby and Richard Jefferson).

Sure, Olson has been to four Final Fours at Arizona (five overall with one at Iowa) and won the 1997 national championship. But few coaches could do what he did the past two seasons. Olson went through the tragic death of his beloved wife Bobbi Olson to cancer two seasons ago, coming back to the team after grieving period to lead them to the national title game against Duke. And, then, last season, when no one gave the Wildcats a shot of competing nationally with four starters leaving, Olson led the Wildcats to a 24-10 record and a Pac-10 tournament title.

Olson will be humble and likely emotional when he is enshrined at the Hall of Fame in Springfield, Mass., on Sept. 27. But it won't be the same for him without his wife Bobbi, and the beautiful part of Olson's character is that he always keeps her in his public thoughts about any accomplishments.

"I think it ranks right up there with the NCAA Championship and the 1986 World Championship," Olson said of his induction in a statement. "This is definitely one of the special things that has happened in my career. I am very thankful for the recognition and opportunity for enshrinement. I want to thank Bobbi and my family for their sacrifices in addition to the former assistant coaches and former players who also share in this honor as well."

Duke's Mike Krzyzewski and Temple's John Chaney were enshrined last year. Now Olson gets his spot in the Hall. The next coach who should get his due is Jerry Tarkanian. Tark, who is now battling prostate cancer, built a power at UNLV and created a style of play that was mimicked for a decade. He has his detractors because of his battles with the NCAA, but few can argue against his coaching résumé.

Scheduling quirks
Single-day tournaments that aren't exempt won't get hurt if the two-and-four rule is kept in place. That's because there will be more teams looking for neutral site games, at least that's the thinking of Pacers general manager David Kahn, whose arena -- Conseco Fieldhouse -- hosts the Wooden Tradition.

Purdue will play Louisville in the undercard for Duke-UCLA on Thanksgiving weekend in Indianapolis next season. A federal judge in Columbus, Ohio, will hand down a ruling in the coming weeks as to whether or not the two-and-four rule will continue. The two-and-four rule limits teams to two exempt tournaments (three or four games count as one on the overall 28-game schedule) every four seasons.

Hawaii is one of a number of schools waiting on the ruling. The Rainbow Warriors need two more teams for the Rainbow Classic. The weak field could use some star power as Hawaii has Texas-Pan American, Western Kentucky, Butler, Bradley and George Mason. This tournament used to be one of the best on the calendar before the two-and-four rule.

"I once had Kansas, North Carolina, Michigan and Hawaii in the final four of the tournament the same year North Carolina played Michigan in the title game (1993)," Hawaii coach Riley Wallace said. "We're the only Division I school that hosts a tournament. No outside agency runs this. We have our own budget to make and we have direct ownership in the tournament. The rule has killed us the last few seasons."

The Great Alaska Shootout filled its last spot with Montana. The Preseason NIT won't have a Conference USA team next season because South Florida didn't realize it had already used its two exemptions in a four-year period and had to back out of the field. Holy Cross replaced the Bulls and will play Kansas in a first-round matchup -- a rematch of the Crusaders' near-upset of the Jayhawks in the first round of the NCAA Tournament last March.

Louisville's schedule is full unless the state legislature has its way and makes the Cardinals play Western Kentucky. Louisville assistant Vince Taylor says the Cards already have Indiana, Kentucky, Wake Forest, Purdue and a game at Ohio State as the marquee games (in addition to the guarantee games). Louisville told the Hilltoppers earlier this spring that it didn't want to return a game next season and was willing to pay a buyout in the contract. But the state legislature might force the issue.

Bracket Buster Saturday, which would match 20 teams in 10 games on either Feb. 15 or Feb. 22, might incorporate an already scheduled Tulsa at Gonzaga game. The organizers want Gonzaga in the event, which should help teams' respective power ratings. The three conferences that will definitely be represented are the WAC, MAC and the Missouri Valley, with teams possibly coming from the Big West, Horizon, West Coast Conference and Sun Belt.

The event's premise is to create matchups during the season so the best teams get a chance to play against each other in a single non-conference game to help boost power ratings during lagging conference season. Cost and travel are an issue and the teams would have to keep open a game. But the assumption is that Gonzaga-Tulsa would likely be a matchup that would feature two potential NCAA Tournament teams and Gonzaga gives the event a marquee team.

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