Potential No. 1 2020 NBA Draft Pick James Wiseman Ruled Ineligible After Withdrawing NCAA Lawsuit

As basketball fans out there surely know, possible 2020 No. 1 pick James Wiseman filed a lawsuit against the NCAA last week over his threatened eligibility status. He was granted a temporary restraining order that allowed him to play in the past three games for the Memphis Tigers after he was initially deemed ineligible to play.

However, on Thursday morning, Wiseman's lawyers announced that suit was dropped in hopes the two sides can come to an agreement and get the superstar hooper back on the hardwood without any drama. And in the immediate wake of that development, Memphis confirmed that Wiseman has been declared ineligible to play until further notice.

Wiseman will be withheld from playing in games for the Tigers, but will be allowed to continue practicing with the team. Memphis has already begun the process of applying for Wiseman's reinstatement.

Until a further resolution is reached, Wiseman will be unable to suit up for his team, a major blow for Penny Hardaway's team considering he's their best player by miles and miles.

The eligibility debacle started when it was revealed that Hardaway helped Wiseman's family's move back to Memphis during his high school days (notably, he became Wiseman's coach at East High School in addition to already being his AAU coach). He supplied $11,500 in order to facilitate the relocation from Nashville to Memphis. The NCAA ruled that since Hardaway once donated $1 million to the program before becoming head coach, that classified him as a booster at the time of providing support to Wiseman, making the transaction improper.

Wiseman won't be taking the court until the two parties reach a resolution, and it's unclear how long that process could drag on.

Through three games for the Tigers, Wiseman had been averaging 19.7 points, 10.7 rebounds and 3.0 blocks per game. To say that there's no replacement for his amazing contributions is a massive understatement indeed.