Shawn Phillips Jr. joins class-action lawsuit against NCAA eligibility rules

Former Missouri basketball center Shawn Phillips Jr. has joined a lawsuit challenging the NCAA's new age-based eligibility model. This recent rule change, approved by the NCAA Division I Cabinet, affects players' eligibility beginning in fall 2027, but does not apply retroactively. The petition, filed in Ohio, seeks an injunction for Phillips and others from the Class of 2022 to receive an extra year of eligibility. Legal representatives plan to file similar lawsuits in five states on behalf of over 50 athletes. Current college athletes are impacted as the new rules could allow them to choose between the old and new eligibility standards.

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