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Arizona's RJ Godfrey withdraws from NCAA eligibility lawsuit with season opener looming

SI Feed·Andy Patton·about 2 hours ago
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Arizona Wildcats forward RJ Godfrey is no longer suing the NCAA for an additional year of college basketball eligibility after he, and 15 other plaintiffs, withdrew their name from the Godfrey vs. NCAA lawsuit on Wednesday.

The lawsuit, filed by Godfrey in the state of Georgia where he played for Clemson the past four seasons, is currently stayed at the request of the NCAA, rendering Godfrey and the other plaintiffs ineligible. Oral arguments in the case were finally scheduled but not until Jan. 12, well into the regular season, prompting multiple players to withdraw and presumably pursue other avenues to eligibility.

It is unclear as of this writing what Godfrey's next steps will be in his attempt to play for the Wildcats this upcoming season.

With oral arguments in Chauncey Wiggins’ Georgia 5-in-5 lawsuit (Godfrey vs. NCAA) not scheduled until Jan. 12, the Gonzaga wing and other player plaintiffs have withdrawn from the case. Still waiting to see what Wiggins’ next course of action is.…

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