Syracuse basketball transfer forward Amarri Monroe received some good news on Tuesday in his lawsuit against the NCAA, as he hopes to play for the Orange in the upcoming 2026-27 season. The 6-foot-7, 230-pound Monroe was granted a preliminary injunction on Tuesday, according to court documents, which means he will remain eligible as his case proceeds in a New York court.
In late August, Monroe filed a lawsuit against the NCAA in the New York State Supreme Court for Onondaga County. The judge in his case, Supreme Court Justice Jean Marie Westlake, granted Monroe a temporary restraining order ("TRO") on September 1.
On September 17, a preliminary injunction hearing was conducted, as Westlake heard arguments from Monroe's attorneys and attorneys representing the NCAA. Westlake then issued her decision on Tuesday, granting a preliminary injunction to Monroe, who hails from Newburgh, N.Y., and played the past three seasons for Quinnipiac and then one campaign before that at Wofford.
Monroe is a class of 2022 athlete. The NCAA's new 5-for-5 eligibility model, approved in late June, doesn't grant 2022 athletes, such as Monroe, a fifth season of eligibility if they've already played four years in college.
Syracuse basketball transfer forward Amarri Monroe got a dose of positive news on Tuesday.
Monroe needed a preliminary injunction to remain eligible to practice with the Orange, and play in 2026-27 regular-season games, as his case carries onward. It's unclear how long his lawsuit against the NCAA will play out in court.
We'll have to wait and see if the NCAA appeals Westlake's decision on Tuesday. A date for the start of Monroe's case doesn't appear to have been set yet. The law firm of Newman & Lickstein LLP in Syracuse is representing Monroe in his lawsuit against the NCAA.
Since the NCAA approved its new 5-for-5 eligibility model, lawsuits at the federal and state levels have been filed by 2022 athletes across different sports all around the country. As far as I can tell, both the NCAA and 2022 athletes have received some favorable outcomes in recent months regarding TROs and preliminary injunctions as these players attempt to compete for a fifth season in college.
Attorneys argue for 2022 athletes that the NCAA's new eligibility model arbitrarily excludes their clients from having a fifth season of eligibility. The NCAA's attorneys, meanwhile, contend that allowing 2022 athletes to have a fifth season could negatively impact players who are currently on college sports teams' rosters.
Monroe has said in court documents that he's enrolled at SU, moved into student housing, signed a financial aid agreement to play for the 'Cuse, and that the Syracuse basketball program has provided him with an NIL agreement worth hundreds of thousands of dollars. Those NIL funds are contingent upon Monroe's eligibility to play for SU.
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