Kris Jenkins sues NCAA for limiting pay while at Villanova - ESPN

Former NCAA tournament hero Kris Jenkins, in a lawsuit filed last week with the Southern District of New York, is suing the NCAA and six major conferences for limiting athlete pay and restricting his ability to capitalize off his name, image and likeness while he was at Villanova.

Jenkins' lawsuit alleges that the NCAA and the major conferences, including the Big East, violated federal antitrust laws by impeding the ability of college athletes to make money according to their performances and collective market values. The lawsuit also claims that the defendants «unjustly enriched themselves and their for-profit business partners while causing extensive damage to the student-athletes.»

Per the lawsuit, Jenkins «seeks the compensation that he would have received absent Defendants' unlawful restraints on pay-for-play compensation, a share of game telecast revenue and compensation that he would have received for media broadcast uses of his NIL ('BNIL'), and the compensation that he would have received for his NIL from third parties for use in video games and other opportunities including marketing, sponsorship, social media, branding, promotional, and other NIL deals.»

The lawsuit comes nine years after the former Wildcats star hit a buzzer-beater against North Carolina in the 2016 national championship game to seal Villanova's first of two titles in a three-year span.

Jenkins said he's happy for the athletes who today can make millions for their efforts in the NCAA tournament. But he said he filed his lawsuit in part because the NCAA and his school have been rewarded financially as a result of his effort in that game and beyond.

Jenkins opted out of the $2.8 billion House vs. NCAA settlement, which was discussed in a