Every player named in the Ohio lawsuit is eligible again...for now (again).
Following the Ohio Governor's executive order, the Supreme Court of Ohio stayed the Court of Appeals' decision, making everyone named in the lawsuit eligible again. Those players include Filip Borovacinin (Xavier), Javon Bennett (Gonzaga), MJ Collins (Cincinnati), Kolby King (Auburn) and more.
It's a huge decision for the affected teams, especially Gonzaga, which needed to bolster its backcourt depth. As with all the other pending appeals and cases, none of this is permanent and can change again at any time.
The season tips off in 17 days.
In exhibition hoops:
St. John's 81 - Drexel 52: We got our first glimpse of the Johnnies and their star point guard Quinn Ellis. Ellis scored only three points, but dished out six assists and grabbed six rebounds. Babacar Sane led all scorers with 17 points and eight rebounds. St. John's defense forced 25 turnovers.
FSU 82 - Auburn 71: Kam Taylor had 19 points and this monster dunk to lead the Seminoles over Auburn. Marcis Ponder added 13 points and 21 (!) rebounds. Tahaad Pettiford led the Tigers with 20 points.
LSU 85 - UCF 81: Donovan Dent did it all for the Tigers, with 21 points, 11 assists and nine rebounds. Michael Ruzic had 15 points and 13 rebounds, while Abdi Bashir added 26 points. LSU again played with only six players. Dior Johnson led UCF with 18 points.
UT Martin 83 - Northern Kentucky 79
Links, news and notes:
There was another wave of high school commitments on Wednesday: Josiah Nance to SMU | Lucai Anderson to Michigan | Geren Holmes to VCU | Elijah Paez to Boston College
Montana State was voted first in the Big Sky preseason poll.
High Point was voted first in the Big South preseason poll.
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