The NCAA Division I Cabinet voted to modify portions of the age-based eligibility proposal known as 5-in-5 on Friday.

According to the release provided by the NCAA:

The Cabinet modified the age-based model to start a student-athlete's eligibility clock upon initial full-time enrollment in college or at the beginning of the academic year following their 19th birthday, whichever occurs earlier. This adjustment would be applicable for all sports if the model is adopted.
The adjustment follows recommendations from stakeholders in men's ice hockey, men's basketball and the U.S. national service academies.

The initial proposal called for starting the eligibility clock immediately following a student-athlete's high school graduation. Feedback from coaches across several sports led to the new adjustment released Friday. The change allows for prep years, military service, and other circumstances that could delay a student-athlete's college enrollment immediately following high school graduation.

The National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) released a statement commending the NCAA for revising the proposal's framework. A formal vote is expected to take place at the next NCAA Division I Cabinet meeting, set for June 23-24.

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Four former Alabama State basketball players were ruled permanently ineligible for accepting payments to fix games, according to a release from the NCAA.

Amarr Knox, Shawn Fulcher, Corey Hines, and Tony Madlock were paid a total of $2,000 to fix a game against Southern Miss on December 5, 2024. Southern Miss was a six-point favorite and won the game by 17.

The two bettors who paid the players were indicted by the US Attorney's Office in January. Ironically, the NCAA discovered the incident after Hines transferred to Temple, where an ongoing investigation into other gambling-related allegations was already underway.

None of the players involved were on active rosters last season.

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Kentucky landed a commitment from five-star Ryan Hampton on Sunday. Hampton is the No. 6 player in the 2027 class according to both Rivals and 247Sports.

The 6'6" shooting guard is the highest-ranked recruit to ever commit to Mark Pope. Pope has quickly quieted any concerns about his ability to close on recruits after landing Hampton and Iowa State transfer Milan Momcilovic in the last week.

Other notable commitments over the weekend: Clyde Walters (2026) to Providence | Wisdom Fode (2026) and Adam Tyson (2026) to San Francisco | Christian Gibson (2026) to Utah Tech | Gunars Grinvalds (Latvia) to UCLA | Jalen Brown (2026) to Wisconsin

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