Clemson Coach says College Basketball ‘Seems Crazy’

CLEMSON — Brad Brownell says college basketball has gone crazy with the way coaches and players are trying to skirt NCAA rules to get around eligibility issues.

A former G-League player, who played at Alabama from 2021-’23 before going professional, returned to the Crimson Tide late last month after he secured a temporary restraining order against the NCAA, allowing him to immediately play for Alabama despite having signed a professional contract.

Other teams, such as SMU and Arkansas, are signing foreign players who have played professionally overseas, but are enrolling as freshman at ages 21- or 22-years old. Arkansas added 7-foot-1 forward/center Paulo Semedo from Angola and 6-foot-11…