I’M LEAVING ”Jordan Dingle accepted a $93.5million to Depart from ST John…see more

I’M LEAVING ”Jordan Dingle accepted a $93.5million to Depart from ST John…see more

St.

John’s men’s basketball stars Jordan Dingle and Chris Ledlum have sued the NCAA in Queens Supreme Court and are seeking an “injunction” after their request for a fifth year of eligibility was denied.

 

Dingle (Penn) and Ledlum (Harvard) previously played in the Ivy League, which canceled its 2020-21 basketball season due to the COVID-19 pandemic, leaving both grounded.

However, other Division I athletes joining the conference in 2020-21 will automatically be granted a fifth year.

Under coach Rick Pitino, Dingle and Ledlum were key players last season for St.

Louis.

John’s, the team narrowly missed out on making the NCAA Tournament and then did not receive an invitation from the NIT.

Their attorney said that Wednesday’s closing of the NCAA transfer portal could cost the players the chance to compete elsewhere or solidify another season under Pitino.

“There are a limited number of spots available at schools like St.

John’s, which regularly broadcasts on television and competes in the nation’s largest basketball arenas,” the lawsuit states.

“These schools are quickly filling their basketball teams and each day passes without Mr.

Ledlum and Mr.

Dingle being able to enter the transfer portal or commit to St.

Louis.

John’s for the 2024-25 Division I men’s basketball season lost.

NIL and the Hope for Professional Basketball » Lawyers for Ledlum and Dingle say denying players another season could have “catastrophic consequences” for the athletic, academic experience and their NIL “Through no fault of their own these two student-athletes.

, cannot play basketball during their sophomore season since the Ivy League canceled all winter sports for the 2020-21 school year,” their attorney said in a statement.

“They forced got to sit back and watch while other D-I conferences continued to play out.

all or part of their winter, despite COVID.

To add insult to injury, those student-athletes lucky enough to participate in athletics during the COVID year got extra.

year of eligibility, while student-athletes from conferences that suspended their seasons did not receive the same treatment.

This decision by the NCAA is unreasonable and highly unfair to student-athletes in the Ivy League and other similarly located conferences who have chosen not to compete during COVID.

» The NCAA has fought, lost and settled cases involving transfer rules, NIL human rights and antitrust laws over the past year as the organization once authoritatively regulated the sports College sports continue to evolve in a new environment On Monday, ESPN’s Pete Thamel and Dan Murphy reported that university leaders are in “extensive discussions” to reach a legal settlement.

This could create new ways for schools to share revenue with athletes in the future