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Mark Mitchell ruled ineligible after Kentucky court ruling
The appeals court said the lower court lacked evidence for the order, leaving 38 athletes without the extra season they sought.
- On Friday, the Kentucky Court dissolved a temporary injunction that had granted Missouri guard Mark Mitchell eligibility relief. The ruling renders Mitchell ineligible to compete for the Tigers under current NCAA rules.
- The legal dispute centers on whether athletes from the 2022 high school class qualify for a fifth season of college competition. The Appeals court dissolved a Jefferson Circuit Court order from Aug. that had initially granted them eligibility.
- Judges determined the lower court lacked sufficient evidence to support the injunction, which affected 38 athletes. The NCAA adopted a new eligibility model providing five years to compete, starting with the class of 2023.
- Mitchell is currently unable to compete under the court's ruling. His roster status alongside CJ Gunn was previously shared by Every True Tiger Brands Chief Executive Officer and General Manager Marc Moccia.
- Legal proceedings remain unresolved, as the Appeals court noted athletes may pursue a new temporary injunction through the Kentucky court. Another option for Mitchell is to dismiss the case in Kentucky and refile in Missouri.
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The eligibility battle for Missouri star Mark Mitchell and several other prominent college basketball players seeking a fifth season got more complicated Friday, when a Kentucky Court of Appeals dissolved a temporary injunction that had been the basis for their…
Mark Mitchell Is Ineligible Again After a Kentucky Appeals Court Dissolved the Injunction That Cleared Him
Mark Mitchell averaged 18.3 points for Missouri last season, won a court case in August to get a fifth year of eligibility, and on Friday lost it. The Kentucky Court of Appeals dissolved the temporary injunction that had cleared him and roughly 37 other athletes to play in 2026-27. Mitchell is immediately ineligible. The ruling …
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