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Top NBA draft prospect James Wiseman allowed to play by court after being ruled ineligible by NCAA

A court order will allow Memphis freshman James Wiseman to continue playing college basketball in the near future, but one of the top prospects in next year’s NBA draft could be facing the end of his NCAA career.

Wiseman was ruled ineligible by the NCAA on Friday after only one game played with Memphis, according to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski.

The NCAA has ruled Memphis F/C James Wiseman -- the possible No. 1 overall pick in 2020 NBA Draft -- ineligible, his lawyers said in Memphis.

— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) November 8, 2019

Wiseman was ranked as the top overall recruit in the Class of 2019 by Rivals and was the biggest piece of a Memphis recruiting class that was also ranked top in the nation.