The NCAA and its power conferences prevailed in an antitrust case brought by more than dozen former collegiate men’s basketball players, after the Second Circuit on Monday upheld the dismissal of the plaintiffs’ claims as untimely.
“Plaintiffs have failed to allege that extraordinary circumstances prevented them from suing during the limitations period,” the US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit said in a Monday opinion. “Accordingly, plaintiffs’ Sherman Act claims seeking damages are time-barred, and dismissal was appropriate.”
The ruling tosses for good claims brought by the basketball players, including lead plaintiff Mario Chalmers, who gained notoriety for …