Charles Bediako asks Alabama Supreme Court to allow him to play - ESPN

Just weeks after a judge ended his second stint as a college basketball player, Charles Bediako is asking the Alabama Supreme Court to give him «interim injunctive relief» so he can play the rest of the season for the Crimson Tide.

Bediako's attorneys made the request of the court Monday while the center's appeal of a circuit court judge's denial of a preliminary injunction to continue playing moves forward.

Bediako, a standout at Alabama from 2021 to 2023, had signed multiple NBA contracts and was playing in the G League when a Tuscaloosa County Circuit Court judge granted him a temporary restraining order in January to play this season — a groundbreaking ruling in the sport.

He averaged 10.0 points, 4.6 rebounds and 1.4 blocks in five games, with Alabama going 3-2 in those matchups.

«The request is to put an injunction in place while the Alabama Supreme Court considers the substance of our argument as to why we believe the Circuit Court's order was incorrect,» David Holt, one of Bediako's attorneys, told ESPN about their appeal under the Alabama Rules of Civil Procedure.

The motion for the appeal states that Bediako has to play now because the season is almost over. Since a judge ruled against his request for a preliminary injunction, Bediako has been a regular student who is helping out the Crimson Tide as a member of the scout team, according to coach Nate Oats.

«Injunctive relief is warranted while Plaintiff's appeal to the Alabama Supreme Court is pending,» the motion of his appeal states. It also says Bediako's request «will become moot without interim relief» as the appeal «is unlikely to resolve before the season concludes.»

The regular season ends March 7, with the NCAA tournament wrapping up April 6.

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