Atwell’s Eligibility Hangs in Balance | Big 12 Basketball News

Big 12 Basketball News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now! · Aug 22, 2026 · 1m

Donovan Atwell, Texas Tech’s three-point shooting legend who broke the Big 12 record with 130 threes in a season, is now stuck in legal limbo after a court ruling that initially cleared him to play was overturned. Though he recently played for the Chicago Bulls in the NBA Summer League and was poised to return to Lubbock, a higher court’s stay order has made him ineligible again — forcing him to potentially pursue his own legal battle to get back on the court. While teammates like Darrion Williams and Jamichael Stillwell remain unaffected, Atwell’s future with the Red Raiders hangs in the…