Ohio Judge Grants 24 College Basketball Players Injunction for 5th Season
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Updated · The Boston Globe · Jul 17
Ohio Judge Grants 24 College Basketball Players Injunction for 5th Season
3 articles · Updated · The Boston Globe · Jul 17
Summary
A Hamilton County, Ohio, judge on July 9 granted a preliminary injunction allowing 24 men’s and women’s college basketball players to pursue a fifth season after exhausting normal eligibility.
The players sought the extra year largely to keep earning NIL money, according to the report, rather than because of any academic rationale tied to remaining in school.
The judge underscored that point in the ruling, saying he had “no illusions that the parties’ interest relate at all to academics.”
The case adds to a string of court setbacks for the NCAA and highlights how NIL economics are further eroding the traditional amateur model in big-time college sports.