Former Miami forward Malik Reneau is making a push to get back into college basketball.
According to Field of 68 on Monday, Reneau has filed an injunction in South Carolina in hopes of being reinstated for the 2026-27 season. His move comes on the heels of a recent ruling from United States District Court Judge Charlotte Sweeney, who granted an extra year of NCAA eligibility to 2022 college-recruited athletes who played all four seasons. That decision has opened the door for several players to try to extend their college careers, and Reneau is one of them.
Reneau entered college as a decorated recruit out of Montverde Academy, ranked as a four-star, top-30 prospect. He drew offers from several Power Four programs, including Florida, Florida State, and Miami, before choosing Indiana.
After three seasons with the Hoosiers, Reneau hit the transfer portal and came back to the Sunshine State. The Miami native turned in the best season of his career in his hometown reunion, leading the Hurricanes with 18.9 points per game on 54 percent shooting. He also averaged 6.5 rebounds, 2.1 assists, and 1.1 steals across 35 games, all starts.
That production earned the 23-year-old All-Atlantic Coast Conference First Team honors, and he was the only senior to land on that list.
Reneau then went undrafted before signing an Exhibit 10 deal with the Orlando Magic. He saw extended action in only one Las Vegas Summer League game, against the Boston Celtics, and made it count.
In 18 minutes off the bench, he scored 19 points on 85.7 percent shooting, went three-for-three from deep, and added three rebounds, a block, and a steal. Without the new ruling, he likely would have headed to the G-League with some NBA team.
A return to Miami is still on the table, but the source material suggests that may not be the path Jai Lucas wants to take.
The Hurricanes are coming off a 26-9 turnaround season, and sophomore Shelton Henderson looks like the next centerpiece of the program. As a freshman, he averaged 13.8 points on 56.7 percent shooting, 4.9 rebounds, 2.1 assists, and 1.1 steals in 35 games, all starts. The report also notes that Henderson could develop into a first-round pick in the 2027 NBA Draft.
Miami’s frontcourt is also crowded, with Caleb Gaskins, DeSean Goode, Christopher Birden Jr., Robert Morris III, and Nick Dorn already in the mix.
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