Roberts granted Bediako a temporary restraining order last week that cleared the way for his return to college basketball nearly three years after he left for the NBA Draft. Bediako played 25 minutes and scored 13 points for the Crimson Tide in their loss to Tennessee on Saturday in his first game action for the program since 2023.

Auburn head coach Steven Pearl, who’s been critical of the Charles Bediako situation at Alabama, said it was a lose-lose for Nate Oats and crew. Pearl admitted that their job as coaches is to work within the rules,

The NCAA wants Tuscaloosa Circuit Court judge James “Jim” Roberts to recuse himself from Alabama basketball center Charles Bediako’s lawsuit against the organization. Bediako’s lawyers do not oppose it.