U.S. District Court Gives HBCU Student Athletes Green Light in Case Challenging NCAA's Academic Performance Program

“The NCAA knew that the APP would negatively affect Black student athletes at HBCUs,” said Austin Dasent, plaintiff and a former member of the Savannah State University men's basketball team. 

“We missed out on post-season opportunities because of a system that the NCAA knew would punish Black student-athletes,” said Troyce Manassa, plaintiff and former guard for the Savannah State University men’s basketball team. “The NCAA is robbing student-athletes at HBCUs of the opportunities to experience what every college athlete strives for when they join a Division 1 school as a student-athlete: playing in post-season championship games and tournaments.”

The NCAA’s blunt application of the APP has detrimentally impacted the academic and athletic careers of many student athletes. We look forward to presenting the evidence to the court. https://t.co/7ryGAIsnZH

— Dbandman (@Dbandman2) September 16, 2021

U.S. District Court Gives HBCU Student Athletes Green Light in Case Challenging NCAA's Academic Performance Program https://t.co/yPlkXyOzCA

— Dbandman (@Dbandman2) September 16, 2021