OXON HILL, Md. — NCAA president Myles Brand disclosed yesterday he has pancreatic cancer and his long-term prognosis is "not good."

The 66-year-old Brand has led the governing body of college sports since 2003. He announced his condition during a teleconference with members of the NCAA executive committee on the last day of the organization's convention, which he was unable to attend.

He also released a written statement to colleagues.

"I have pancreatic cancer," the statement said. "The long-term prognosis is not good. I am currently undergoing chemotherapy, and I am receiving excellent care. I will know in the next several months the success of this treatment."

Brand concluded his statement by thanking supporters who had wished him well since the NCAA announced last week that he was sick. The nature of the illness wasn't given at the time, but executive committee chairman Michael Adams said Brand was diagnosed early this month and the seriousness of his condition was known only in the last few days.

Brand began receiving chemotherapy treatments early in the week. Vice president Wally Renfro delivered the state-of-the-NCAA speech Thursday.

"We're all stunned and challenged by this," Adams said.

On the final day of the convention, the big news was that the NCAA will be keeping score on how seriously a coach takes graduation.

The organization said yesterday it will move ahead with plans to create an Academic Progress Report for coaches, one that could be posted on the Internet for all to see by summer of 2010.

"The point is to shine some light on coaches' performances and to bring some accountability to it," said Hartford University president Walt Harrison, chairman of the NCAA's Committee on Academic Performance. "They're not the only people who should be held accountable, but they are a very key part of the chain."

The NCAA already has an APR for schools, which was introduced four years ago and is used to penalize teams whose athletes consistently perform poorly in the classroom. The same formula would be used for the coaches' APR, although coaches with low scores would be faced with stigma instead of sanctions: Schools looking for a new head coach might be more reluctant to hire someone near the bottom of the rankings.

"It could have a modest influence," Penn State president Graham Spanier said. "Realistically, wins and losses weigh most heavily on a coach's reputation."

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