The joint motion seeks to extend a 14-day restraining order barring the NCAA from enforcing a rule for those athletes who transfer multiple times.
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"CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — The NCAA and a coalition of states suing the organization asked a federal court Friday to extend a small window for multiple-transfer athletes to compete through at least the winter and spring semesters.
The motion seeks to extend the 14-day temporary restraining order barring the NCAA from enforcing a rule for those athletes who transfer multiple times.
On Wednesday, U.S. District Judge John Preston Bailey in West Virginia
issued a temporary restraining order against the NCAA. The ruling, part of a lawsuit by a coalition of seven states, said athletes who previously were denied the chance to play immediately after transferring a second time can compete in games for 14 days.
The NCAA then circulated a document to its member schools clarifying that the redshirt rule for athletes would still apply if the court’s decision is reversed: Basketball players who compete during the two-week window would be using up a season of eligibility.
Now, the two sides apparently are coming together to address the athletes’ desires."
The NCAA and a bipartisan state-based coalition filed on Friday a joint motion requesting an extension of Wednesday's temporary restraining order against the NCAA's transfer policy.
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The NCAA said in a statement issued Friday that, 'given the unprecedented decision by the courts earlier this week, the NCAA has reached an agreement with the States to convert the temporary restraining order into a preliminary injunction through the remainder of the 2023-24 NCAA championship season.'"
Since the TRO was issued, the majority of men's basketball players who had their waivers denied or were awaiting decisions continued to be held out of competition out of precaution. UNLV's Keylan Boone suited up on Wednesday night, but LSU's Jalen Cook, Little Rock's Makhel Mitchell and several other players sat out.
On Thursday and Friday, however, multiple schools announced that their previously-ineligible transfers would be dressed and available for this weekend's games. Among that group was West Virginia's RaeQuan Battle, whose waiver denial was at the heart of the coalition's case, and Noah Farrakhan, as well as vcu's Joe Bamisile.
