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Zakai Zeigler Denied Preliminary Injunction in Pursuit of Eligibility in NCAA Lawsuit
- On June 12, the federal judge overseeing the case denied Zakai Zeigler's request for an additional season of basketball eligibility at the University of Tennessee, citing the NCAA's limit of four seasons of play.
- In May, Zeigler initiated legal action contending that the NCAA’s policy restricted his opportunity to receive Name, Image, and Likeness earnings by requiring redshirting, which he claimed violated antitrust laws.
- The four-seasons rule restricts athletes to four competitive seasons within five years regardless of academic status, while Zeigler played four consecutive seasons without redshirting and sought a fifth year for graduate study.
- Judge Crytzer concluded that Zeigler did not provide enough evidence to prove the rule significantly harms competition and emphasized that decisions regarding NIL payments are not directly governed by the NCAA, stating, "This Court is a court of law, not policy."
- The ruling leaves enforcement to Tennessee authorities and marks only the first chapter of what Zeigler's legal team believes will be a successful ongoing challenge to the NCAA's eligibility restrictions.
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KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A federal judge has denied Tennessee point guard Zakai Zeigler’s request for a preliminary injunction allowing him to play a fifth season of Division I basketball in five years. U.S. District Judge Katherine A. Crytzer listened…
Judge denies Zakai Zeigler’s request for preliminary injunction in pursuit of 5th season of NCAA eligibility
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — A federal judge on Thursday denied Tennessee point guard Zakai Zeigler’s request for a preliminary injunction allowing him to play a fifth season of Division I basketball in five years. U.S. District Judge Katherine A. Crytzer listened to arguments in a Friday hearing in Knoxville and entered her denial Thursday morning. She wrote that Zeigler failed to demonstrate he would likely succeed on his argument that the NCAA keeping …
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