Chauncey Wiggins eligibility hearing advanced to Thursday
A favorable ruling could put the Gonzaga forward on the floor for Saturday’s LSU matchup.
Chauncey Wiggins will get an earlier decision in his attempt to play another season for Gonzaga. His eligibility hearing, previously scheduled for November 17th, will instead take place Thursday, November 12th, at 1:30 p.m. A favorable outcome could allow him to join the Zags for Saturday’s high-profile game against LSU at Numerica Veterans Arena.
Wiggins is the only Gonzaga commit still unable to play among the team’s fifth-year players. He previously joined legal cases in Georgia and Texas, but those efforts did not make him eligible. Court rulings have already allowed teammates Javon Bennett and Xaivian Lee to compete.
Attorney Carl Oreskovich is representing Wiggins in the new lawsuit. Oreskovich argues that the NCAA’s five-for-five policy permits Wiggins to use another season. The filing also points to decisions from 50 courts that have favored athletes pursuing similar eligibility claims. Oreskovich previously won an additional year of eligibility for Tyon Grant-Foster. Wiggins’ case says continued absence would cost him chances to appear before a national audience, specifically identifying the LSU contest as one of those opportunities.
- Javon Bennett and Xaivian Lee have already received court clearance.
- Carl Oreskovich previously secured another season for Tyon Grant-Foster.
- The filing cites favorable player rulings from 50 courts.
Source: KXLY ↗
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