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Oklahoma State men’s basketball player Kashie Natt has filed a lawsuit against the NCAA seeking an extra year of athletic eligibility.
Natt, a transfer from Sam Houston State, requested on Monday, June 29, that a judge in Payne County grant an injunction so he can play in the upcoming season after his eligibility waivers were canceled by the NCAA.
On3 first reported the filing.
More: Oklahoma State basketball's Parsa Fallah seeking extra year of eligibility from NCAA
The lawsuit comes shortly after the NCAA Division-I Cabinet approved a five-for-five eligibility model that allows athletes five years to participate in five years of college athletics. It’s an age-based model that calls for an athlete’s eligibility clock upon initial full-time enrollment in college or at the beginning of the academic year following their 19th birthday, whichever occurs earlier.
Natt began his collegiate career at Southern University-Shreveport, a junior college. He then spent two seasons at NAIA school LSU Alexandria before transferring to Sam Houston State, where he played just one season. He was the Conference USA Defensive Player of the Year as he started every game and averaged 10.8 points and 8.2 rebounds while leading the league in steals, defensive rebounds and double-doubles.
According to the report, in the legal filing, Natt is arguing that his “five-year period commenced when he enrolled at LSUA in August 2022, it does not expire until August 2027. Under that construction, Plaintiff should be eligible for one more season during the 2026-27 academic year without any additional waiver.”
According to the report, the suit also states that, “The NCAA breached its contractual obligations … without applying the individualized waiver criteria invoked by OSU without reasoned engagement with the extenuating circumstances submitted, without properly evaluating the five-year-clock issue, and without adjudicating the requests under the process the NCAA’s own bylaws contemplate.”
Natt has been removed from OSU’s roster online, leaving the Cowboys with 13 of 15 possible players. Parsa Fallah is also seeking an eligibility waiver and is not on the current roster.
Jacob Unruh is the deputy sports editor for The Oklahoman. Have a story idea for Jacob? He can be reached at [email protected] or on X/Twitter at @jacobunruh. Support Jacob's work and that of other Oklahoman journalists by purchasing a digital subscription today at subscribe.oklahoman.com.
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Natt, a transfer from Sam Houston State, requested on Monday, June 29, that a judge in Payne County grant an injunction so he can play in the upcoming season after his eligibility waivers were canceled by the NCAA.
On3 first reported the filing.
More: Oklahoma State basketball's Parsa Fallah seeking extra year of eligibility from NCAA
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The lawsuit comes shortly after the NCAA Division-I Cabinet approved a five-for-five eligibility model that allows athletes five years to participate in five years of college athletics. It’s an age-based model that calls for an athlete’s eligibility clock upon initial full-time enrollment in college or at the beginning of the academic year following their 19th birthday, whichever occurs earlier.
Natt began his collegiate career at Southern University-Shreveport, a junior college. He then spent two seasons at NAIA school LSU Alexandria before transferring to Sam Houston State, where he played just one season. He was the Conference USA Defensive Player of the Year as he started every game and averaged 10.8 points and 8.2 rebounds while leading the league in steals, defensive rebounds and double-doubles.
According to the report, in the legal filing, Natt is arguing that his “five-year period commenced when he enrolled at LSUA in August 2022, it does not expire until August 2027. Under that construction, Plaintiff should be eligible for one more season during the 2026-27 academic year without any additional waiver.”
According to the report, the suit also states that, “The NCAA breached its contractual obligations … without applying the individualized waiver criteria invoked by OSU without reasoned engagement with the extenuating circumstances submitted, without properly evaluating the five-year-clock issue, and without adjudicating the requests under the process the NCAA’s own bylaws contemplate.”
Natt has been removed from OSU’s roster online, leaving the Cowboys with 13 of 15 possible players. Parsa Fallah is also seeking an eligibility waiver and is not on the current roster.
Jacob Unruh is the deputy sports editor for The Oklahoman. Have a story idea for Jacob? He can be reached at [email protected] or on X/Twitter at @jacobunruh. Support Jacob's work and that of other Oklahoman journalists by purchasing a digital subscription today at subscribe.oklahoman.com.
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