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Ex-St. John’s star RJ Luis Jr. scores key victory in LSU eligibility battle

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Arnold, C. (2026, October 29). Ex-St. John’s star RJ Luis Jr. scores key victory in LSU eligibility battle. New York Post. https://nypost.com/2026/10/28/sports/ex-st-johns-star-rj-luis-jr-temporarily-eligible-to-play-for-lsu/

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New York Post · collected 2026-10-29 · by Christian Arnold

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RJ Luis Jr., a former star player for St. John’s, secured an injunction from a Louisiana court on Wednesday that temporarily allows him to play for LSU despite the SEC’s rules against adding players with professional experience. The injunction prevents the SEC from penalizing LSU until a preliminary hearing on November 13, during which time Luis can participate in three of LSU’s early-season games. His attorney argues that this move is necessary to protect Luis’s right to play basketball and counters claims by the SEC commissioner that could hinder his eligibility.
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On October 28, 2026, Louisiana Judge Ronald R. Johnson granted an injunction requested by RJ Luis Jr.'s lawyers, temporarily blocking the Southeastern Conference (SEC) from penalizing LSU for allowing Luis to play on its roster starting November 3. The order prevents LSU from using SEC policies as a reason not to include Luis in games until November 13 when another hearing is scheduled. This development follows Luis's decision to return to college basketball after brief contracts with the NBA's Jazz and Celtics but going undrafted. The judge’s ruling allows Luis to practice and play in three upcoming LSU games, including their season opener against LSU-New Orleans on November 3.

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Christian Arnold
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🔮 A preliminary injunction hearing is set for Nov. 13, for which representatives for LSU and the SEC will be present, but until then Luis is able to practice and play games for the Will Wade-led program.
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Topics

LSU NCAA SEC St. John’s The Advocate

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LSU ORG · 10× Luis PERSON · 10× SEC ORG · 7× Clayton PERSON · 4× NCAA ORG · 2× St. John’s ORG · 2× The Advocate ORG · 2× Tigers ORG · 2× Wade PERSON · 2× Will Wade PERSON · 2×

Narrative

Luis committed to playing at LSU after he was recruited by Wade, but the NCAA resisted letting Luis regain his college eligibility since he had decided to turn pro and did not follow NCAA protocols for retaining his eligibility by withdrawing from the draft.
framing: assertive · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-10-31
🔮 A preliminary injunction hearing is set for Nov. 13, for which representatives for LSU and the SEC will be present, but until then Luis is able to practice and play games for the Will Wade-led program.

Claims (19 extracted, 0 hedged)

Former St. John’s star RJ Luis Jr. was granted an injunction by a Baton Rouge, La., court Wednesday, making him temporarily eligible to play for LSU. asserted
him → grant → LSU
The injunction stops the SEC from being able to impose penalties on the LSU basketball program for having Luis on its roster, The Advocate reported. asserted
Advocate → stop → roster
A preliminary injunction hearing is set for Nov. 13, for which representatives for LSU and the SEC will be present, but until then Luis is able to practice and play games for the Will Wade-led program. asserted
Luis → set → program
During that time frame, Luis would be able to play in three of LSU’s games, including the season opener against LSU New Orleans on Nov. 3, a Nov. 6 game against Texas Southern and a Nov. 9 matchup against Louisiana Tech. asserted
Luis → play → Tech
Luis’ attorney, Tony Clayton, told The Advocate that “he can practice, he can play games, whatever, until the 13th.” asserted
he → tell → 13th
The ex-Red Storm star was named Big East Player of the Year in 2025 as part of the conference regular-season and tournament-winning squad. asserted
star → name → squad
Luis made the decision to forgo his remaining eligibility and enter the NBA draft in 2025, but went undrafted before eventually signing a two-way deal with the Jazz. asserted
Luis → make → Jazz
He later signed an Exhibit 10 deal with the Celtics. asserted
He → sign → Celtics
Luis committed to playing at LSU after he was recruited by Wade, but the NCAA resisted letting Luis regain his college eligibility since he had decided to turn pro and did not follow NCAA protocols for retaining his eligibility by withdrawing from the draft. asserted
he → commit → draft
The SEC has rules that prevent teams from adding players who had major professional experience. asserted
who → have → experience
In September, it updated them to grant the commissioner the power to suspend coaches, fine schools up to half of their sport’s budget and restrict voting privileges on conference matters. asserted
it → update → matters
A petition filed by Clayton and attorney Elliot Abrams called on the state judge to prevent the SEC and conference commissioner Greg Sankey from penalizing LSU if Luis was put on the Tigers roster. asserted
Luis → file → roster
Clayton told The Advocate that it amended the lawsuit to include the SEC, Sankey and the LSU Board of Supervisors in order to take away any possible obstacle preventing Luis from playing for the Tigers. asserted
it → tell → Tigers
Clayton has referred to the SEC commissioner as “Kim Jong” Sankey in several media interviews and told the Louisiana publication that the filing was due to the “commissioner’s actions and the commissioner’s threat.” asserted
filing → refer → actions
“The reason why we brought LSU into the suit is because LSU is being threatened by Mr. Sankey,” Clayton said. asserted
Clayton → bring → Sankey
Coach Wade is a good guy, a good coach, but both of them need to be forced to allow RJ to play basketball since he’s obviously qualified. asserted
he → need → basketball
And not have the threat of the SEC, which is threatening LSU. asserted
which → have → LSU
In effect, stopping coach Will Wade from letting this kid exercise his fundamental right to play basketball.” asserted
kid → stop → basketball
Luis averaged 18.2 points and 7.2 rebounds per game during his final season at St. John’s in 2024-25. asserted
Luis → average → 2024
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