Former Purdue standout Trey Kaufman-Renn’s fight for another year of college eligibility is on hold for now.
A hearing on Kaufman-Renn’s motion against the NCAA has been pushed back to Sept. 8 after originally being set for Tuesday in Clark County Circuit Court No. 6.
Judge Kyle P. Williams approved the NCAA’s request to delay the hearing by one week.
Kaufman-Renn filed for a temporary restraining order and preliminary injunction against the NCAA on Thursday, Aug. 27, joining dozens of athletes around the country challenging some part of the organization’s new age-based “five in five” eligibility model.
The former Silver Creek star was drafted by the Minnesota Timberwolves with the 59th overall pick in June’s NBA Draft, but he has not signed a professional contract. He did take part in summer league action with Minnesota and has also worked out with the team.
Kaufman-Renn’s college résumé is already complete under both the old and new NCAA rules. He spent five seasons at Purdue, using a redshirt as a freshman before playing four full seasons. The issue in his case is the NCAA’s new model, which removes waivers for medical hardships and other situations that previously gave athletes a path to recover a season lost through circumstances beyond their control.
That waiver process is central to Kaufman-Renn’s argument. After suffering a knee injury in late November that required surgery, he redshirted his freshman year. His motion says the NCAA has unfairly left him out of the group of athletes who can still compete.
The filing also says “more than one” college team has shown interest in bringing him in for the 2026-27 season. And according to the motion, the revenue share and name, image and likeness money those schools could offer would likely top whatever version of his rookie NBA deal might be on the table.
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