If you needed more confirmation that there are no rules in college basketball right now, this should push you over the edge.
According to On3’s Joe Tipton, James Nnaji has committed to play for Baylor and will suit up with the Bears for the second half of the 2025-26 season. Why is this newsworthy? Nnaji was the No. 31 overall pick in the 2023 NBA Draft and has played multiple years in the NBA’s Summer League.
Currently 21 years old, Nnaji never officially inked an NBA contract, which was enough to deem him eligible (whatever that word means these days) by the NCAA.