Chancellor orders NCAA to grant fifth season for 19 basketball players
2 sources • 1 min read • Latest: Aug 1, 2026, 12:02 AM
Last updated Aug 1, 2026
A Nashville chancellor has issued a temporary injunction allowing Jalen Washington and 18 other players to gain a fifth year of eligibility. The NCAA is mandated to recognize these players as eligible for the 2026–2027 basketball season. Additionally, the portal for player transfers will open on Monday, lasting until August 10. I’Ashea Myles noted a lack of uniformity in NCAA eligibility rules, allowing some players special waivers that others did not receive. This ruling follows a lawsuit that argued for equitable treatment of student-athletes.
- •Jalen Washington leads a group of 19 players granted an extra season.
- •The NCAA must allow these players to enter the transfer portal.
- •The injunction was granted by I’Ashea Myles of Davidson County Chancery Court.
- •The transfer portal opens from noon Monday to 8 a.m. on August 10.
- •The ruling addresses inconsistencies in NCAA eligibility application.
- 12:53 AMESPN NCAAM — 19 college hoops players granted 5th season
- 11:20 PMYahoo Sports — Chancellor grants 19 college basketball players a 5th season and orders portal open Monday
"A Nashville chancellor granted a temporary injunction to Jalen Washington and 18 other basketball players Friday giving them a fifth season of eligibility and the NCAA cannot keep any of them out of the transfer portal. “Defendant shall recognize Plaintiffs as eligible for the 2026–2027 basketball season and shall not deny or impede their recruitment, transfer, or certification on the basis of the challenged eligibility determination,” I’Ashea Myles of the Davidson County Chancery Court wrote in her 33-page ruling.
"A Nashville chancellor granted a temporary injunction to Jalen Washington and 18 other basketball players Friday giving them a fifth season of eligibility and the NCAA cannot keep any of them out of the transfer portal.
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External links- ESPN NCAAMAug 1, 2026, 12:53 AM19 college hoops players granted 5th season
A Nashville chancellor granted a temporary injunction to Jalen Washington and 18 other basketball players Friday giving them a fifth season of eligibility and the NCAA cannot keep any of them out of the transfer portal.
- Yahoo SportsJul 31, 2026, 11:20 PMChancellor grants 19 college basketball players a 5th season and orders portal open Monday
A Nashville chancellor granted a temporary injunction to Jalen Washington and 18 other basketball players Friday giving them a fifth season of eligibility and the NCAA cannot keep any of them out of the transfer portal. “Defendant shall recognize Plaintiffs as eligible for the 2026–2027 basketball season and shall not deny or impede their recruitment, transfer, or certification on the basis of the challenged eligibility determination,” I’Ashea Myles of the Davidson County Chancery Court wrote in her 33-page ruling.
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