Page Number
159
Abstract
Because of the NBA and WNBA eligibility rules, men are prevented from playing professional basketball in the United States until they are at least nineteen years old and women are prevented until they are at least twenty-two years old. Since these eligibility rules were established pursuant to collective bargaining between the leagues and their respective players unions, it is unlikely that they can be successfully challenged under antitrust law. Consequently, for the time between high school graduation and professional eligibility, men and women can either play NCAA basketball or play professionally internationally. Men can also play in the NBA G-League. Section II of this article reconciles antitrust law with the eligibility rules, while Sections III and IV analyze the effects of the rules on prospective players.
Recommended Citation
Tagle, Uriah
(2018)
"Delay of Game: Analyzing the Legality of the NBA and WNBA Eligibility Rules and Their Effects on Top Amateur Basketball Players,"
Denver Sports & Entertainment Law Journal: Vol. 21:
Iss.
1, Article 10.
Available at:
https://digitalcommons.du.edu/selj/vol21/iss1/10