"Borzello: The line in the sand has always been this: Once a player keeps his name in the NBA draft, he knowingly gives up his NCAA eligibility and is no longer able to play college basketball. That line was directly challenged in this case, and for now, the NCAA has prevailed. The specifics of Bediako's situation were different from that of Baylor's James Nnaji."
"There is now precedent for future cases brought to court that aim to challenge the NCAA's eligibility rules about former college players who have entered the NBA draft and/or signed two-way contracts with the league. And it won't be long before we see it tested again, with former UCLA guard Amari Bailey -- who left the Bruins in 2023 and played in 10 official NBA games --"
A Tuscaloosa circuit court judge denied Charles Bediako's motion for a preliminary injunction the same day his temporary retraining order expired. Bediako had signed a two-way NBA contract, spent three seasons in the G League without appearing in an official NBA game, then played five games for Alabama between Jan. 24 and Feb. 7, averaging 21.6 minutes as the team went 3-2. The ruling reinforces the NCAA principle that keeping a name in the NBA draft or signing two-way deals relinquishes college eligibility. The decision establishes precedent for future legal challenges and similar cases are expected soon.
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