Overview
- President Charlie Baker said the NCAA has not and will not grant eligibility to any player who has signed an NBA contract, including two-way deals.
- James Nnaji was cleared to play at Baylor because he never signed an NBA contract or appeared in an NBA or G League regular-season game, according to compliance interpretations.
- High-profile coaches including John Calipari, Tom Izzo, Dan Hurley and Mark Few criticized recent case-by-case decisions and urged clearer rules.
- Calipari outlined proposals that would bar drafted players from returning to college, prevent midseason additions from playing that season, and limit multiple transfers.
- The Nnaji decision follows earlier clearances for former G League or international pros such as Thierry Darlan, London Johnson and Abdullah Ahmed, developments unfolding under legal pressures reshaping NCAA authority.