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South Carolina basketball coach Frank Martin to chair new committee dealing with racial injustice

Eric Boynton
eric.boynton@shj.com
Herald-Journal

South Carolina coach Frank Martin will serve as chairman of the newly formed Committee on Racial Reconciliation created by the National Association of Basketball Coaches.

The committee will address issues related to racial injustice both within intercollegiate athletics and society at large according to a release. It will also include other coaches and administrators.

The release also said the NABC board of directors distributed a list to all member coaches of recommended initial action steps to help them engage with their teams. The recommendations include five categories – team communication, student-athlete engagement, connecting with internal and external leaders, becoming an advocate and commitment to learning.

“The NABC spends significant time on important issues in our sport such as transfers and the recruiting calendar, but they pale in significance to the racial conflicts our country is currently facing and the underlying issues that got us to this point,” NABC president and Texas Christian University coach Jamie Dixon said in a statement.

“Our hope is that this committee and list of recommendations can leverage the platforms we have as coaches to help bring about needed change.”