Overview
- Amari Bailey has hired an agent and an attorney to seek a return to college after playing 10 NBA games with the Hornets on a two-way deal.
- UCLA coach Mick Cronin publicly said he would welcome Bailey back and encouraged his attempt to regain eligibility.
- NCAA president Charlie Baker said in December that member schools would not restore eligibility to players who signed NBA contracts.
- Alabama center Charles Bediako is playing under a state-court injunction while his eligibility challenge continues.
- Inconsistencies persist as Baylor’s James Nnaji and Oklahoma’s Kirill Elatontsev were cleared following overseas pro play, and a viral claim that Bailey signed with BYU was refuted by his agents.