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Former Memphis basketball guard Zach Davis is one of 11 men's basketball players filing a lawsuit in Tennessee against the NCAA in hopes of gaining an additional season of eligibility.
Davis is listed as a co-plaintiff alongside Jalen Washington (who most recently played for Vanderbilt); Brody Robinson (Oakland); Jack Browder (Carson-Newman); Ola Ajiboye (Southern Indiana); Daniel Egbuniwe (St. Bonaventure); Cameron Fens (South Dakota); Chendall Weaver (Texas); Jason Edwards (Providence); Tarence Guinyard (Duquesne); and A.J. Storr (Ole Miss). One women's basketball player, Carly Keats (Southern Miss), is also listed as a co-plaintiff, according to a copy of the legal filing, which was posted on social media by Yahoo Sports' Ross Dellenger on July 6.
The lawsuit comes after the NCAA Division I Cabinet unanimously voted to approve the age-based eligibility model last month. The new legislation stipulates that an athlete’s five-year eligibility clock would start upon full-time enrollment at a university or at the beginning of the academic year following their 19th birthday, whichever comes first.
The NCAA also laid out that the new regulations will not be applied to athletes who completed their fourth season of college eligibility by the conclusion of the spring 2026 season.
But that will not prevent players like Davis and others from seeking relief from the legal system.
"This change to an age-based model eliminates aspects of the rules that have proven difficult to administer in the current litigious environment and clearly defines the exceptions available in limited circumstances, while preserving the long-intended alignment of eligibility with typical college enrollment and graduation patterns, because 98% of the 550,000 NCAA student-athletes will go pro in something other than sports," NCAA president Charlie Baker said in a statement in June.
Davis spent three seasons at South Carolina before transferring to Memphis before the 2025-26 season. He averaged 7.2 points, 4.2 rebounds, 1.2 assists and 1.1 steals during a rocky stint with the Tigers that included a late-season suspension for a violation of team rules. He missed one game before being reinstated by coach Penny Hardaway.
Memphis does not presently have any openings on its roster for the 2026-27 season.
Reach sports writer Jason Munz at [email protected], follow him @munzly on X.
This article originally appeared on Memphis Commercial Appeal: Former Memphis basketball guard Zach Davis suing NCAA for 5th year of eligibility
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Davis is listed as a co-plaintiff alongside Jalen Washington (who most recently played for Vanderbilt); Brody Robinson (Oakland); Jack Browder (Carson-Newman); Ola Ajiboye (Southern Indiana); Daniel Egbuniwe (St. Bonaventure); Cameron Fens (South Dakota); Chendall Weaver (Texas); Jason Edwards (Providence); Tarence Guinyard (Duquesne); and A.J. Storr (Ole Miss). One women's basketball player, Carly Keats (Southern Miss), is also listed as a co-plaintiff, according to a copy of the legal filing, which was posted on social media by Yahoo Sports' Ross Dellenger on July 6.
The lawsuit comes after the NCAA Division I Cabinet unanimously voted to approve the age-based eligibility model last month. The new legislation stipulates that an athlete’s five-year eligibility clock would start upon full-time enrollment at a university or at the beginning of the academic year following their 19th birthday, whichever comes first.
The NCAA also laid out that the new regulations will not be applied to athletes who completed their fourth season of college eligibility by the conclusion of the spring 2026 season.
But that will not prevent players like Davis and others from seeking relief from the legal system.
"This change to an age-based model eliminates aspects of the rules that have proven difficult to administer in the current litigious environment and clearly defines the exceptions available in limited circumstances, while preserving the long-intended alignment of eligibility with typical college enrollment and graduation patterns, because 98% of the 550,000 NCAA student-athletes will go pro in something other than sports," NCAA president Charlie Baker said in a statement in June.
Davis spent three seasons at South Carolina before transferring to Memphis before the 2025-26 season. He averaged 7.2 points, 4.2 rebounds, 1.2 assists and 1.1 steals during a rocky stint with the Tigers that included a late-season suspension for a violation of team rules. He missed one game before being reinstated by coach Penny Hardaway.
Memphis does not presently have any openings on its roster for the 2026-27 season.
Reach sports writer Jason Munz at [email protected], follow him @munzly on X.
This article originally appeared on Memphis Commercial Appeal: Former Memphis basketball guard Zach Davis suing NCAA for 5th year of eligibility
Continue reading...
