WHITE IN AS VSU HOOPS COACH: George White has been selected to become the 18th head coach of the Virginia State University men's basketball team.

He comes to VSU from Stanford University where he was Director of External Relations for the men's basketball staff for the last two seasons. While at Stanford, White was one of select group of BCS Conference coaches picked to coach at the nationally prominent Fab Frosh All America Camp,

White came to Stanford from Rider, where he served as an assistant coach in 2005-06. Before his stint at Rider, White spent two seasons as an assistant coach at Metropolitan State College in Denver, Colorado, helping guide the Roadrunners to a No. 1 national ranking while reaching the NCAA Division II Final Four in 2004 and Elite Eight in 2005.

White also served as the head coach at Ursinus College, where he led the Bears to two consecutive playoff appearances during a six-year stint. He compiled a 59-86 record during his tenure.

A 1983 graduate of Harvard, White was a four-year letterwinner for the Crimson and served as team captain during his senior year. A native of Philadelphia, Pa., White also served as an assistant coach at St. Joseph's University.

While at Stanford, he was heavily involved with the marketing of the program including areas such as ticketing policy and promotion, community relations and all fundraising and cultivation of key constituents. He also oversaw the development and promotion of the Cage Club, 6th Man Club and all special events, as well as on and offline publications and initiatives.

White also coordinated interaction between the athletic and university administration and media and public relations. In addition to initiating the Career Development Program and lecturing at and assisting in the management of summer camps, he was involved with many operational aspects of the Stanford Cardinal men's basketball program.

White is married and he and his wife, Barbara, have three children, Hannah, Jacob and Dalton.

NCAA CERTIFICATION?: The NCAA Division I Committee on Athletics Certification has announced decisions concerning the certification status of 35 Division I member institutions that have undergone the Association's second cycle of athletics certification. Hampton University, Norfolk State University, Prairie View A&M University and Tennessee State University received full certification. Grambling State University and Howard University were certified with conditions.

The purpose of athletics certification is to ensure integrity in the institution's athletics program and to assist institutions in improving their athletics departments. NCAA legislation mandating athletics certification was adopted in 1993.

The certification process, which involves a self-study led by an institution's president or chancellor, includes a review of these primary components: governance and commitment to rules compliance; academic integrity; equity; and student-athlete well-being.

A designation of certified means that an institution operates its athletics program in substantial conformity with operating principles adopted by the Division I membership.

This classification means that the institution is considered to be operating its athletics program in substantial conformity with operating principles adopted by the NCAA's Division I membership. However, problems identified during the course of the institution's self-study and the peer-review team's evaluation were considered serious enough by the Committee on Athletics Certification to cause it to withhold full certification until those problems have been corrected.

The NCAA does not divulge specific information related to an institution's self-study or specific information concerning the conditions set forth for certification.

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