Steen Sues NCAA for Fifth Season | College Basketball News

College Basketball News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now! · Aug 19, 2026 · 2m

Former Florida State basketball star Alex Steen is suing the NCAA to play a fifth college season in 2026-27, arguing the league’s “five-in-five” rule unfairly blocks players who graduated high school in 2022—like him—without sitting out a full year. With a federal judge already granting emergency relief to his class, Steen seeks similar measures to stop the NCAA from enforcing current rules that would bar him. Despite injuries and a transfer from Division II, Steen was a key starter for FSU last season. His legal team contends the NCAA’s push for congressional legislation to allow fifth…