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Arizona forward RJ Godfrey took a big swing at trying to get eligible for Tommy Lloyd and the Wildcats before Monday’s season opener, but unfortunately he picked up another loss in the courts.
On Wednesday Godfrey withdrew from the lawsuit filed under his name in Georgia, after oral hearings in that case were scheduled for Jan. 12 – way too far into the season for anyone to wait.
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Godfrey and 15 others instead made an attempt to get a temporary restraining order via a lawsuit in Waco, TX, but Judge Ryan Luna denied the TRO request – keeping Godfrey and the others, including Chauncey Wiggins, AJ Storr, and Lamar Washington – ineligible with the season opener just a few days away.
“Those players that you can identify that have already gone through this process on these merits, who have sought injunctive relief from another state court or granted it, I think we talked about Tennessee and Georgia,” Luna stated, per Theo Lawson of the Spokesman Review. “Any of those players we can identify, I’m going to deny the TRO on those.”
What’s next for Godfrey?
It’s a brutal blow for Godfrey, a 6’7 forward who committed to Arizona in early August and who had a TRO granted in his Godfrey vs. NCAA lawsuit filed in Georgia.
Mar 19, 2026; Tampa, FL, USA; Clemson Tigers forward RJ Godfrey (0) participates in a practice session ahead of the first round of the men’s 2026 NCAA Tournament at Benchmark International Arena. | IMAGN IMAGES via Reuters Connect
However, the NCAA was granted a stay request by the Georgia Court of Appeals in early September, and he and the other plaintiffs have remained ineligible since then.
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Many other players have found success withdrawing and filing in different states, and while Godfrey’s first attempt to do so backfired – he could certainly try it again.
It’s almost a guarantee he won’t play for Arizona against UCLA on Monday, but there’s a world where he finds a judge willing to grant him a TRO quickly in the next week or so.
