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Jayhawks' Melvin Council Jr. granted preliminary injunction allowing him 7th college season

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The Associated Press. (2026, October 5). Jayhawks' Melvin Council Jr. granted preliminary injunction allowing him 7th college season. Toronto Star. https://www.thestar.com/sports/basketball/jayhawks-melvin-council-jr-granted-preliminary-injunction-allowing-him-7th-college-season/article_9332d57f-6d2b-5d13-ab62-4a793d356eaa.html

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Melvin Council Jr., the Kansas Jayhawks' starting point guard from last season, has been granted permission by a New York state court to play his seventh collegiate year due to a preliminary injunction. Coach Bill Self expressed excitement about Council's return and noted that he will start practicing immediately alongside fellow player Tre White, who was also granted an extra season. Last season, Council averaged 12.7 points, five rebounds, and 5.1 assists per game for the Jayhawks.

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Melvin Council Jr., the starting point guard for the Kansas Jayhawks, has been granted a preliminary injunction in a New York state court that allows him to play his seventh season of collegiate basketball. The decision came after Council's attorneys argued in court documents that he was arrested and charged with first- and third-degree rape during high school, which led him to start at a junior college because four-year schools wouldn't accept him. Coach Bill Self stated on X that Council would begin practicing immediately like fellow player Tre White, who was also granted an injunction for his fifth season last week.

Council averaged 12.7 points, five rebounds, and 5.1 assists per game in his sixth season at Kansas, earning the Big 12 Newcomer of the Year title. He has played college basketball since 2020 when he began at a junior college before transferring to Wagner, St. Bonaventure, and finally Kansas.

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Melvin Council Jr. has returned to Kansas after he was granted a preliminary injunction in a New York state court allowing him to play a seventh season, the school announced Sunday. asserted

school → return → season

Coach Bill Self said in a statement posted on X that Council would begin practicing immediately like Tre White did last week. asserted

White → say → X

“Melvin was the Big 12 Newcomer of the Year last season, and had a major impact on our program both on and off the court,” Self said. asserted

Self → have → court

“He brings a lot of experience and leadership to our roster, and we are excited to welcome him back.” asserted

we → bring → him

White was among dozens of players granted an injunction in an Indiana state court allowing them to play a fifth season. asserted

them → grant → season

White is a member of the Class of 2022 recruiting class that was excluded from a fifth season under the NCAA’s age-based eligibility model adopted in June. asserted

that → exclude → June

Council was the Jayhawks’ starting point guard last season and averaged 12.7 points, five rebounds and 5.1 assists per game. asserted

Council → average → game

The 6-foot-4, 185-pound native of Rochester, New York, began his career at a junior college in 2020. asserted

native → begin → 2020

He sat out his first year, played two seasons at the junior college and then one season each at Wagner, St. Bonaventure and Kansas. asserted

He → sit → Wagner

Council’s attorneys said in court documents that Council was arrested and charged with first- and third-degree rape while he was in high school and went to a junior college because four-year schools wouldn’t take him, The Topeka Capital-Journal reported. asserted

Journal → say → him

Council later was exonerated. asserted

Council → exonerate → ?

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