The NCAA allows student-athletes to play four seasons of college basketball within a five-year window from high school graduation, but to say programs are operating in the gray area right now would be an understatement, looking for any loophole they can find to fill rosters — and in some cases, add players in the middle of the season. Take Baylor’s James Nnaji, for example, the No. 31 overall draft pick in 2023 who was actually involved in the Karl-Anthony Towns trade to the Knicks with five NBA Summer League games under his belt now immediately eligible for the Bears in Waco.
If college coaches are recruiting NBA players, Mark Pope should call these former Cats
