US EditionLawyer in Diego Pavia's Eligibility Lawsuit Against NCAA Cites NBA Draft Pick's Return to College
Lawyer cites NCAA’s allowance for NBA draft pick James Nnaji to return to college as precedent to challenge eligibility rules restricting junior-college seasons, seeking court approval for play in 2026 and 2027.
- On Friday, Attorney Ryan Downton asked U.S. District Judge William L. Campbell to block NCAA eligibility rules enforcement, seeking play rights in 2026 and 2027 for Diego Pavia and 26 others.
- The NCAA's five-year eligibility clock starts at any collegiate institution, and the NCAA argues high school seniors are harmed if older former junior-college players get extra seasons.
- Pavia began at New Mexico Military Institute in 2020, and after a 2021 junior-college title and transfers, has four Division I seasons, per Downton’s memo.
- On Dec. 15, Patterson and four others asked Judge Campbell for an injunction, increasing immediate legal pressure on the NCAA, according to Downton.
- Baylor announced on Wednesday that 7-foot center James Nnaji had joined after four professional seasons in Europe, and the filing noted Nnaji will be 25 before he runs out of eligibility.
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Lawyer in Diego Pavia’s eligibility lawsuit against NCAA cites NBA draft pick’s return to college
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A lawyer for Heisman Trophy runner-up Diego Pavia and 26 other football players has cited the NCAA's decision to allow an NBA draft pick to return to college basketball as a reason that a federal judge…
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