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Bediako situation, legal question

HooperScooper said:
Well in fairness in a close game it's very hard to quantify what exactly Bediako's effect on the outcome of the game was. The bottom line is he was ineligible and should not have been playing.
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No, he was declared eligible by a judge initially for a specific period. Once that period expired and the order was not extended he became ineligible. I didn’t follow where this is all going but there was a trial date set gor late February. If that were to proceed and Bediako were to win, he would again be eligible. What if Alabama missed the NCAA tournament because they had to play without him when he should have been eligible? My view would be tough luck Bama. Would Bucky’s be “they was robbed?”
 
freescooter said:
No, he was declared eligible by a judge initially for a specific period. Once that period expired and the order was not extended he became ineligible. I didn’t follow where this is all going but there was a trial date set gor late February. If that were to proceed and Bediako were to win, he would again be eligible. What if Alabama missed the NCAA tournament because they had to play without him when he should have been eligible? My view would be tough luck Bama. Would Bucky’s be “they was robbed?”
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He's ineligible.

www.espn.com

Judge rules Charles Bediako no longer eligible to play for Alabama

An Alabama circuit judge on Monday denied Alabama basketball player Charles Bediako's motion for a preliminary injunction, ending the 7-foot center's college eligibility and his season with the Crimson Tide.
www.espn.com www.espn.com
 
He is now but was not when he playes. I can’t get the link to work but it’s posted at the beginning of this thread.
 
Spaceman213J said:
A judge ruled that Charles Bediako who left and signed a 2 way contract with an NBA team could return to 'Bama to play ball despite the NCAA declaring him ineligible.
For any lawyers or anyone who is familiar with the law, if Alabama doesn't win an automatic seed, could the NCAA 'snub' them saying are using an ineligible player and believe that will be the ruling down the line if this is still going on? Also, surprise the judge is from Tuscaloosa.
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good, he should never have been cleared in the first place
 
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freescooter said:
No, he was declared eligible by a judge initially for a specific period. Once that period expired and the order was not extended he became ineligible. I didn’t follow where this is all going but there was a trial date set gor late February. If that were to proceed and Bediako were to win, he would again be eligible. What if Alabama missed the NCAA tournament because they had to play without him when he should have been eligible? My view would be tough luck Bama. Would Bucky’s be “they was robbed?”
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Can a judge actually rule on NCAA eligibility? I'm not sure that the answer is yes. What the judge said is that the NCAA couldn't penalize Alabama. Making them in eligible for the tournament would be a penalty, but is not counting the games that they played in in eligible player a penalty? What happens if they do just that in based upon the games that Alabama played without an in eligible player they don't make the tournament? Is a court going to mandate that a certain team make the NCAA tournament? I can't see that happening.
 
I would at not but I suppose it would only matter if Alsbama was a bubble team, no? Otherwise it is basically a push. They went 3-2. It’s not like they went on an 5 game winning streak with him. Even if they didn’t count those games, it’s likely they look at their overall record, winning percentage NET etc based on the games they counted. But why take the chance that Alabama goes to court and muck up all the selections? Even the tournament dates?

I’m still curious why it makes a difference that he earned money plsying a few NBA games but BYU can have a guy who did the same thing and got payed playing G and European games but it’s fine? And they are both getting paid to play college basketball anyway.
 
Tyler2Rings said:
Bediako taking another swing at eligibility
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He’s trying to injunction his way through the season at this point.

If they grant him another TRO he may be able to finish the season before the judge comes to an official decision on the case. So lame.
 
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What is he trying to achieve with this whole fiasco? Maximize NIL money because he thinks that’s the highest payday he can get?

He was already in the G League. I can’t imagine that coming back to college to be a role player gives him a better chance to make the NBA than just popping off in the G League. Especially with all the negative press this mess has given him

What’s the play here?
 
HW611 said:
If they grant him another TRO he may be able to finish the season before the judge comes to an official decision on the case. So lame.
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Why would they do that though? The only reason he got initial permission was an in-the-tank judge.

EDIT: He lost, it's over.
 
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REB1094 said:
What is he trying to achieve with this whole fiasco? Maximize NIL money because he thinks that’s the highest payday he can get?

He was already in the G League. I can’t imagine that coming back to college to be a role player gives him a better chance to make the NBA than just popping off in the G League. Especially with all the negative press this mess has given him

What’s the play here?
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Yes. In G league he makes $50k while in college he is making at least 5 times that amount. Let’s get real. Most basketball players who are playing at the highest level of college ball are not Rhode’s scholars and only place they are probably making 6 figure income or higher is in playing basketball.
 
Waquoit said:
Why would they do that though? The only reason he got initial permission was an in-the-tank judge.

EDIT: He lost, it's over.
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Thank goodness. I hope Ace Bailey gets denied too when that time comes. Enough of this.
 
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What a friggin' legacy to have.
 
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