An Ohio judge on Thursday “granted a temporary injunction” to 15 D-I college basketball players whose eligibility ran out after this past season, “allowing them an opportunity to return for another season.” The players had argued that the NCAA “unfairly excluded them from its new age-based eligibility rule.” The injunction “grants players represented in this case the chance to enter the transfer portal, despite the specified portal window closing in mid-April.” The NCAA in a statement said that the “decision is ‘wrong’” and that the association “will seek a reversal.” It “remains unclear whether any of these players have roster spots waiting for them at the Division I level, with most schools having assembled their teams and set their budgets for 2026-27.” Two similar lawsuits have been filed in Tennessee and Georgia, and attorneys for the plaintiffs said that “two more will be filed in North Carolina and California” (THE ATHLETIC, 7/9).
CBB players granted injunction against new NCAA eligibility rule
