Key Highlights
- He was the No.
- 31 overall pick in the 2023 NBA Draft, but committed to Baylor on Christmas Eve after the NCAA awarded him four years of eligibility.
- Nnaji never played in an NBA game or signed a standard NBA contract, and he played professionally in Europe. AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementSUBSCRIBE to the On3 NIL and Sports Business NewsletterIn Friday’s filing, attorneys representing Pavia and the other plaintiffs in the suit ripped the NCAA’s handling of the situation.
- As the former junior college players seek an additional year of eligibility, the lawyers argued for a preliminary injunction in light of the Nnaji decision.“He will be 25 before he runs out of eligibility,” the filing reads, per Outkick’s Trey Wallace.
- “Meanwhile, the NCAA argues to this Court that high school seniors are harmed if a 22- or 23-year-old former junior college player gets one more year of college football.”AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementThis story will be updated.