Kentucky Basketball seems to be gearing up for a battle with the SEC and NCAA to get Mark Mitchell eligible.
According to Yahoo Sports reporter Ross Dellenger, Mitchell’s attorneys have amended their lawsuit in Kentucky, difficult both the NCAA and SEC to keep Mitchell eligible this coming season.
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“Attorneys amended their complaint in the Kentucky eligibility lawsuit against the NCAA, requesting a judge hold the NCAA in contempt of court for allowing the SEC to issue a new policy that impacts the eligibility of 13 athletes, including Missouri-to-UK transfer Mark Mitchell,” Dellenger wrote on Twitter.
“Attorney Ryan Downton tells @YahooSports that the players believe the SEC’s new policy and “draconian penalties” interfere with their “constitutional proper to have access to the court system,” as the sanctions may prevent schools from accepting the players onto rosters.”
It’s unclear whether this will immediately tackle the SEC’s intraconference switch rule, which would bar Mitchell from transferring from Missouri to another SEC program unless he entered the spring switch portal window, or whether this is more about the new guidelines on professionals returning to college. Either manner, it’s clear that Mitchell is not throwing in the towel on getting to play next season.
We’ve fortunately got over two months until the school basketball season ideas off, because at this charge, it’s going to take that long to determine out if Mitchell will be eligible this season for the Wildcats.
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