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Oklahoma lands former SMU starter thanks to 5-in-5 eligibility lawsuit
B.J. Edwards. IMAGN IMAGES via Reuters Connect

Oklahoma lands former SMU starter thanks to 5-in-5 eligibility lawsuit

The Oklahoma Sooners have picked up a late addition to their 2026 men's basketball roster thanks to new NCAA eligibility rules.

That addition comes in the form of former SMU Mustangs guard B.J. Edwards.

Edwards is a class of 2022 recruit who is taking advantage of the recent 5-in-5 temporary injunction to get one more year of eligibility. 

The 5-in-5 eligibility rules were supposed to come into effect starting with the class of 2027, but the temporary injunction has allowed class of 2022 athletes all across college sports to gain an extra year of eligibility.

SMU wanted to keep Edwards on board for 2026, but instead, he's opted to play for head coach Porter Moser and the Sooners in his final season of college eligibility.

Edwards is a former four-star point guard recruit from Knoxville, Tennessee who decided to stay in-state to play college basketball straight out of high school.

He committed to the Tennessee Volunteers as a recruit but only played in 14 games as a freshman.

Edwards decided to use the transfer portal to his advantage, and he found a better opportunity at SMU. He went from playing sparingly as a freshman to playing in 33 games as sophomore with 30 starts and then starting in both his junior and senior seasons.

Last season for the Mustangs, he averaged 12.7 points, 5.9 rebounds and 4.9 assists per game in 33.2 minutes per contest. He shot 37.2% from behind the three-point line and also notched 2.3 steals per game.

Edwards is an experienced and talented pickup for Moser and the Sooners.

Andrew Kulha

Andrew Kulha is probably the only sports writer you know who also doubles as a mortician. Spooky! @KulhaSports

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