Kansas guard Tre White (3) addresses the crowd during the senior speeches following the Jayhawks’ 104-85 win over the Wildcats on Saturday, March 7, 2026 at Allen Fieldhouse. Photo by Nick Krug

After weeks of rumors that he might take some sort of action to return for a fifth collegiate season, recent Kansas forward Tre White joined an eligibility lawsuit against the NCAA on Monday.

White is part of a group of 89 plaintiffs who were added to a lawsuit in Monroe County, Indiana, that essentially includes athletes from the high school class of 2022 who played four seasons of a sport, exhausted their eligibility last year and are now seeking a fifth, based on the premise that the NCAA’s new five-year eligibility rules should apply to them.

Ryan Downton of The Texas Trial Group and John W. Richards of Bunger & Robertson filed the amended complaint on the same day that, according to The Herald-Times, more than five hours of testimony before Judge Kara Krothe elapsed without a ruling on a potential injunction for the plaintiffs.

The original eight plaintiffs of the case, including a pair of Indiana football players, had been operating under a temporary restraining order that Krothe granted on Sept. 4, the day the lawsuit was originally filed. The Herald-Times reported that the order expired on Monday. Online court records show that the plaintiffs and the NCAA have until Thursday to submit additional filings, but that “The Court will grant more time if (parties) agree to extend the TRO.”

Unlike some athletes, White is not known to have entered the transfer portal at the end of his career despite his lack of eligibility. However, Downton and Richards are asking the court to open the transfer portal for their clients as part of their request for a temporary restraining order.

White’s presence also comes as a bit of a surprise given that he was recently photographed in the gym with players from the Miami Heat, the team he had played for (and excelled with) during the NBA Summer League.

In any case, White’s bio from Monday, when he joined as a plaintiff, does not list any schools he might be interested in. That forms a stark contrast with some other plaintiffs of note, including former KU guard Jayden Dawson, who was previously in a North Carolina lawsuit and whose bio suggests that “If granted another year, he might play at the University of Nebraska or the University of Iowa, both of which have shown interest and have a roster spot available.”

These short entries also reveal a little bit of what the KU football and men’s basketball teams may have been up to in recent weeks. Plaintiff Clifton Jeremiah Thompson, a former American International College and Central Connecticut State defensive tackle who had 27 tackles as a senior for CCSU, claims to have interest from Cal and KU.

Malik Reneau, who previously played basketball as a forward for Indiana and Miami, averaged 18.9 points and 6.5 rebounds for the Hurricanes last season. Miami is one of the teams that has apparently shown some willingness to bring him aboard, along with KU and Virginia.

If KU is indeed involved with Reneau, he’s not the Jayhawks’ only possible late-game frontcourt addition. As the Journal-World reported, a recent New York lawsuit had revealed that KU had filed eligibility waivers on behalf of former Rutgers center Emmanuel Ogbole.

These players’ time is limited, at least if they want to join the Jayhawks. KU’s deadline to petition for late enrollment is Monday, Sept. 21.