on 5/21/2025, 8:26 am
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Two-time Southeastern Conference defensive player of the year Zakai Zeigler is suing the NCAA over rules limiting him to four seasons in a five-year window as an unlawful restraint of trade under both federal and Tennessee laws.
Zeigler’s lawsuit was filed in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee. The point guard played four seasons at Tennessee, helping the Volunteers to consecutive Elite Eight berths before graduating earlier this month.
The NCAA rule limiting athletes to four seasons
during a five-year window keeps Zeigler from playing a fifth season and earning NIL money in “the most lucrative year of the eligibility
window for the vast majority of athletes,” according to the lawsuit.
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