Information has been flying left and right tonight following the announcement from James Wiseman's legal counsel - Leslie Ballin and Randy Fishman - that the NCAA notified the University of Memphis and Wiseman that he would be ruled ineligible despite a May 2019 decision clearing him to play. GoTigers247 spoke with Fishman on Friday evening in hopes of providing clarity on Wiseman's situation moving forward.

Here is a full breakdown of Wiseman's timeline from the time in question - 2017 - up to today's news and a look forward at what comes next for the freshman phenom.

2008

Penny Hardaway, fresh off of his retirement from the NBA, donates $1,000,000 to the University of Memphis for the completion of the Penny Hardaway Hall of Fame. The irony of this donation cannot be lost in this moment.

"Hardaway donated a million dollars in 2008, eleven years before he became the coach Memphis," Fishman said in an interview with GoTigers247 on Friday evening. "Eleven years ago."

April 2016

Memphis hires Tubby Smith after prior head coach Josh Pastner accepts the head coaching job at Georgia Tech.

August 2017

James Wiseman moves from Nashville to Memphis, transferring from the prestigious Ensworth School to East High School to finish his high school career.

This move is the centerpiece of the NCAA's argument for Wiseman's eligibility decision. The NCAA alleges - according to a statement from Ballin and Fishman - that Penny Hardaway paid approximately $11,500 to assist the family with their move to Memphis. A few points of importance to this time period:

The clear front-runner of Wiseman's recruitment at the time of his move and in the year following his move was John Calipari and the University of Kentucky. Memphis had absolutely no shot at a commitment from Wiseman.

"After several months of interviews and, after a review of documentation, it was determined in the summer of 2017, while James was a high school student and prospective student-athlete, Penny Hardaway provided $11,500 in moving expenses to assist the Wiseman family in their relocation to Memphis, unbeknownst to James," read the statement from the University of Memphis.

March 2018

The University of Memphis fired Tubby Smith after two seasons and a combined 40-26 record, missing the NCAA Tournament in both of those years.

Less than a week after firing Smith, Memphis hired Hardaway to take the reigns.

April 7, 2018

Penny Hardaway offers James Wiseman a scholarship in his third week on the job.

September - November 2018

In the months following, Wiseman took multiple unofficial visits. After taking official visits to Kentucky, Kansas, Vanderbilt and Florida State, Wiseman wrapped up his visits with an official to Memphis on October 26th. Wiseman then made his commitment to the University of Memphis on November 20th and signed nine days later on the 29th.

May 29, 2019

According to a statement released by the University of Memphis, "James was declared eligible by the NCAA in May 2019" following a "joint standard eligibility review by the University and the NCAA."

October 24 and 28, 2019

James Wiseman sits both exhibition games for the University of Memphis after suffering a high-ankle sprain after center Isaiah Maurice rolled up on his leg.

October 31, 2019

The NCAA sent a letter to the University of Memphis notifying them of their more recent interpretation of bylaws.

November 5, 2019

The University of Memphis receives a letter from the NCAA stating that - due to their new interpretation of bylaws and resulting recruiting violations - he is now deemed ineligible.

November 7, 2019

Sources tell GoTigers247 that Wiseman did not engage legal counsel to file a temporary restraining order (TRO) and sue the NCAA and the University of Memphis until Thursday, November 7th, the day prior to the announcement of the NCAA's decision.

November 8, 2019

Through his legal counsel, Wiseman announced that the NCAA ruled him ineligible. Standing alongside his counsel and head coach Penny Hardaway, Wiseman filed an injunction late in the day approximately an hour prior to the Tigers' tip against the University of Illinois - Chicago.

"It was [Wiseman's] decision to move forward on it," Fishman said. "I congratulate him on it."

The local court granted the injunction and the University of Memphis decided to allow Wiseman to play. The 7-foot-1 freshman center finished the game with a gaudy 17 points, nine rebounds and five blocks in only 25 minutes of play.

What's next for Wiseman and the University of Memphis?

According to Wiseman's co-counsel Randy Fishman, they wait.

"Right now, the court has injoined the NCAA from enforcing their interpretation of the rule," Fishman told GoTigers247. "Largely because their interpretation is arbitrary and capricious. If, at the end of the day, it's found to be arbitrary and capricious and stricken down, then that will be the end of it."

If not, then things get interesting.

"The way the injunction process works, this was a temporary restraining order," Fishman explained. "You have to have a hearing within 15 days and we landed on the 18th [of November]. It may or may not go once we talk to the NCAA, see what they want to do, and we might move it."

"At that hearing, the court will make a determination whether or not they should issue a temporary injunction pending the balance of the lawsuit. Then the lawsuit, on its merits, would be heard and there would like likely be a permanent injunction and that will be the end of the case."

And Fishman's confidence for Wiseman is unwavering.

"If the court grants the injunction, [the NCAA] won't be able to do anything unless they want to be held in contempt of court," said Fishman when asked if there was cause for concern with Memphis playing Wiseman moving forward.

Earlier in the day on Friday, Ohio State's star defensive end Chase Young was suspended by the NCAA for accepting a loan from a family friend that was reportedly paid back in full. And the similarities are not lost on Fishman.

"When the dice stops, so to speak, here are kids who did absolutely nothing wrong," he replied when asked about Chase Young. "He's a great student. He's a good kid who stays out of trouble. And who gets punished? Him. That's just not right. There's nothing right about it."

In spite of damning evidence presented during the FBI NCAA trial earlier this year that was made readily available to the NCAA, coaches like Will Wade, Bill Self and Sean Miller continue roaming the sidelines, making millions of dollars a year coaching players just like Wiseman.

For now, though, things remain the same for Wiseman on the court.

"[Wiseman] will continue to play," head coach Penny Hardaway said following the Tigers 92-46 win on Friday night.

Wiseman's future now rests in two courts. One, he controls. The other? We wait.

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