Boise State’s plan for Lamar Washington has hit an unexpected snag.
The Broncos’ transfer addition for the 2026-27 men’s basketball season has temporarily lost his eligibility after the Georgia Court of Appeals issued a stay earlier this week on an injunction that had been granted to a group of athletes pursuing a fifth year under the NCAA’s new five-for-five rule. An emergency motion for reconsideration was filed Thursday in an effort to overturn that decision.
The situation stems from lawsuits filed by many high school class of 2022 graduates who played four college seasons and are trying to secure a fifth year of eligibility. The NCAA’s five-for-five rule, approved in June, did not grandfather those class of 2022 graduates into the new five-year eligibility structure.
For Boise State, Washington had been viewed as a key piece of the next roster. The 6-foot-4, 205-pound guard from Portland, Oregon, is a three-star transfer portal prospect with an 87 overall rating from 247Sports. He was ranked No. 421 overall in the portal and No. 75 among point guards.
Washington’s college path has taken him through Texas Tech, Pacific and Georgia Tech. He played at Texas Tech from 2022-24, then spent the 2024-25 season at Pacific before moving on to Georgia Tech for 2025-26. Last season with the Yellow Jackets, he played in 29 games and started 21, averaging 9.6 points, 4.7 rebounds, 5.1 assists and 1.5 steals.
His background was as impressive as his production. Washington was a four-star football and basketball prospect at Jefferson High School in Portland and earned Oregon Gatorade Player of the Year honors in basketball as a junior. He then transferred to Arizona Compass Prep for his senior year, where he averaged 13.3 points, 4.5 assists and 5.7 rebounds.
In the 247Sports composite rankings for the class of 2022, Washington was the No. 98 recruit nationally. He signed with Texas Tech out of Arizona Compass Prep over offers from Boise State, Colorado State, Oregon State, Washington State and others.
At Texas Tech, he appeared in 62 games across two seasons. His move to Pacific led to a strong season in 2024-25, when he posted 13.5 points, 5.1 rebounds, 5.8 assists and 1.7 steals.
Georgia Tech’s season ended with an 11-20 record and a 2-16 mark in ACC play, and the program fired head coach Damon Stoudamire after the year. Stoudamire, like Washington, is a Portland native.
If Washington is ultimately cleared to play, Boise State expects him to be a major part of a roster that has undergone a complete overhaul. The Broncos went 20-12 overall and 12-8 in the Mountain West in 2025-26, missed the NCAA Tournament for the second straight season, and lost all five starters to Power Four programs: Javan Buchanan to West Virginia, Drew Fielder to Alabama, RJ Keene II to N.C. State and Andrew Meadow to Oregon.
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