Overview
- Pearl said the NCAA should consider excluding Alabama from the 2026 NCAA Tournament if Charles Bediako continues to play.
- A Tuscaloosa judge granted a temporary restraining order allowing Bediako to play while an injunction request is weighed.
- The order specifically bars the NCAA from penalizing Alabama over Bediako’s participation for now.
- Reporting indicates a decision on longer-term eligibility is expected by Feb. 7, ahead of Alabama’s game against Auburn.
- Bediako, who declared for the 2023 NBA draft and played in the G League, has scored 27 points over his last two games as debate grows over the legality and feasibility of any tournament sanction.