Ohio judge grants preliminary injunction for men’s, women’s hoops players suing NCAA for eligibility
Summary
An Ohio judge has temporarily allowed 24 college basketball players to challenge new NCAA eligibility rules that prevent them from playing a fifth year. The players argue the rules unfairly stop them from competing more, after the NCAA changed how many years athletes can play based on age.Key Facts
- An Ohio judge granted a preliminary injunction for 24 men’s and women’s college basketball players suing the NCAA.
- The players say the NCAA’s new age-based eligibility model unfairly blocks them from playing a fifth year.
- The NCAA now allows athletes five seasons of competition within five years, starting either when they enroll full-time or the year after their 19th birthday.
- The new rules reduce exceptions like redshirt years and exclude injury extensions, except for religious missions, pregnancy, or military service.
- The lawsuit argues the NCAA applied the rules arbitrarily and seeks to let these players enter the transfer portal to find new teams.
- The NCAA says athletes who finished four seasons by 2025-26 should no longer expect to compete further.
- A trial preparation meeting is set for August 4.
- The NCAA Division I Cabinet says it will not change the new eligibility rules despite the lawsuit.
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