NCAA coaches agree to ethics code

CHICAGO, Oct. 15 (UPI) -- NCAA basketball coaches agreed to an ethics code Wednesday during an unprecedented gathering designed to boost their sport's integrity.

"This was a dramatically important day," said NCAA President Myles Brand. "The coaches came together to reaffirm their commitment to the integrity of this game and to the ethics of their profession."

The code will be published and distributed to coaches and players around the country.

Last month, the National Association of Basketball Coaches agreed to discuss the conduct of its members. Coaches at Baylor, Iowa State and Georgia have been dismissed this year for unethical conduct.

"We took this opportunity today to help make our coaching profession a little bit better," said Oklahoma Coach and NABC President Kelvin Sampson. "What we did was revisit some things that we think are important as coaches and as a profession to help make us better."