Overview
- Tuscaloosa County Circuit Judge Daniel Pruet on Feb. 9 denied Charles Bediako’s motion for a preliminary injunction, dissolving the TRO and ending his immediate eligibility.
- Bediako had played five games under the court order, averaging about 10.0 points, 4.6 rebounds and 1.4 blocks, with Alabama going 3–2 in that span.
- In his decision, Pruet wrote that Bediako failed to meet required elements for injunctive relief, including showing irreparable harm and a likelihood of success on the merits.
- NCAA President Charlie Baker praised the decision as upholding member-approved eligibility rules and again pressed Congress for national standards; SEC commissioner Greg Sankey had filed an affidavit supporting the NCAA.
- Bediako remains enrolled at Alabama and on scholarship as his attorneys signal they will continue pursuing legal relief, while the team proceeds without him.