Бывший игрок «Теннесси» Б.Дж. Эдвардс возвращается в конференцию SEC на пятый сезон карьеры

Гард Б.Дж. Эдвардс, ранее выбравший Оклахому, подписал контракт с «Теннесси» и вернется в SEC на свой последний год элигибельности. Это решение стало возможным благодаря судебному решению, обязавшему NCAA применять новые правила пятилетнего срока для игроков класса 2022 года.

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Former Tennessee basketball guard B.J. Edwards is returning to the SEC for his fifth and final season of eligibility. Edwards committed to Oklahoma on Thursday afternoon, On3’s Joe Tipton first reported. The 6-foot-3 guard entered the transfer portal two weeks ago after a Tennessee court ruling granted him an extra year of eligibility. The lawsuit came after the NCAA passed new eligibility rules that gave student-athletes five years to play five seasons. But that ruling did not originally apply to Edwards and other high school class of 2022 athletes. But courts across the country have forced the NCAA to apply their new transfer rules to class of 2022 athletes like Edwards. It’s the same ruling that gave new Tennessee center Jalen Washington an additional year of eligibility after exhausting his first four years of eligibility. More From RTI: ESPN Names Tennessee Basketball’s Postseason Ceiling and Floor After Roster Revamp A Johnson City native who played his prep basketball at Knoxville Catholic, Edwards averaged 12.7 points, 5.9 rebounds and 4.9 assists per game last season at SMU as one of the best two-way guards in the country. Edwards’ late season injury coincided with the Mustangs’ struggles to end the year. Edwards signed with Tennessee basketball in the 2022 recruiting cycle and spent just one year in the program, averaging 1.2 points in 4.3 minutes per game. Over the course of his college career, Edwards is averaging 7.6 points, 4 rebounds and 3.4 assists per game as his production has steadily increased over the four years. Oklahoma is entering an important sixth season under head coach Porter Moser. The Sooners have made the NCAA Tournament only once under Moser and have yet to win a NCAA Tournament game during his tenure. Oklahoma went 21-16 while failing to make the Big Dance last season. Edwards joins an Oklahoma backcourt that includes returning guard Xzayvier Brown and Texas A&M transfer guard Pop Isaacs.