RJ Godfrey Signs With Arizona After Court Clears 2022 Graduates for Extra Season

The transfer adds a likely starting power forward to Arizona but the court injunction that opened a fifth season for 2022 high-school graduates is temporary and faces an NCAA appeal.

Overview

On Sunday RJ Godfrey used the NCAA transfer portal to sign with the Arizona Wildcats, reports from multiple outlets said.
A federal judge in Colorado issued a temporary injunction allowing players who graduated high school in 2022 to compete for a fifth collegiate season, a ruling that directly enabled Godfrey’s move.
Godfrey joined a July 9 lawsuit with about 15 other players challenging the NCAA’s decision not to make its new five-season policy retroactive.
Godfrey is coming off his best college season — he averaged 12.0 points and 5.3 rebounds while shooting roughly 61 percent from the floor — and he tested for NBA teams before going undrafted in 2026.
If the appeal overturns the injunction Arizona could lose Godfrey and related scholarship or NIL arrangements, so the program and players are watching the NCAA’s legal challenge closely.