Denise Stewart, TheRoot.com
Years after the NCAA approved sweeping reforms designed to boost the academic performance of student athletes, a significant gap remains between black and white basketball athletes, according to a study released Wednesday by the Institute for Diversity and Ethics in Sport (TIDES).
For evidence, one need look no further than this year’s Sweet 16 Round men’s basketball championship. More than one-third of the teams in this year’s Sweet 16 graduated 20 percent more white players than black players, according to the report. Three of the Sweet 16 teams graduated a larger percentage of black players than white players, but most reported double disparities into the double-digits.
