Quotes about the Warrior's improved academic performance

About their improved academic performance, JJ said that he was not satisfied:
"Our goal is 100 percent." (HA)


About how their Academic Progress Rate improved such that they will lose just 1 scholarship, as opposed to the 5 scholarships they lost last year, JJ said:
"I know we're doing better, but we have to keep improving." (HA)

HA Note: "The NCAA created a formula — the Academic Progress Rate (APR) — that awards points for each semester a player remains at a school and in good academic standing during a three-year period. For instance, each semester a player remains at his school or graduates, he earns two points. A player who is academically eligible but transfers or leaves early to pursue a professional career receives one point. An ineligible player who leaves earns no points.

The NCAA determined teams should hit 92.5 percent of the total, or 925 points.

The Warriors made progress, increasing their average APR from 898 for the two years from 2003-04 through 2004-05 to 902 points for the three years from 2003-04 through 2005-06."


About how he doesn't let players participate in Spring Practice if their GPA is below a certain level, even if their GPA is above the NCAA eligibility minimum:
"A lot of guys missed spring because they hadn't done the job in the classroom. That was the same before the APR, but now you have to make sure you do the job." (HA)


About how he will not award a scholarship to a walk-on unless his GPA is above 2.5, which hurt a part-time starter last season, JJ said:
"We wanted to give him one, but unfortunately he didn't have the 2.5." (HA)


About their improvement, JJ said:
"The players have been working hard and doing good. Everybody is being more accountable." (HA)