"The understandable and proper reaction to the news that college teams are making midseason pickups off G League rosters is to call this the most ridiculous legal decision since McDonald's got busted for serving hot coffee. And it is. Well, at least until you read Bediako's petition and follow all the precedents from numerous other schools that produced the prior ridiculous legal decisions that led college athletics to this ridiculous point. Then it might make sense, but nothing really makes sense."
"To be clear, NCAA rules prohibit this. "The NCAA has not and will not grant eligibility to any prospective or returning student-athletes who have signed an NBA contract," the association said in a statement. A circuit court judge in -- surprise, surprise -- Tuscaloosa County, Alabama, isn't convinced that such a rule is legal. After all, Baylor was able to add 2023 NBA draft pick James Nnaji to its midseason roster just this month"
Charles Bediako played briefly in a G League blowout before quitting his professional job, moving to Tuscaloosa and reenrolling at the University of Alabama. He was granted a 10-day temporary restraining order that made him eligible to play for Alabama for the first time since the 2023 Sweet 16 and is cleared for the upcoming game against Tennessee. NCAA rules state eligibility cannot be granted to athletes who signed NBA contracts, but a Tuscaloosa County circuit court judge questioned that rule's legality. Similar midseason additions, such as Baylor adding James Nnaji, provide precedent for these rulings.
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