Former Purdue forward Trey Kaufman-Renn has been granted a temporary restraining order against the NCAA that allows him to pursue a return for a sixth season of college basketball, at least for the time being, according to Nathan Baird of The Indianapolis Star.

Clark County Circuit Court No. 6 Judge Kyle P. Williams made the ruling Wednesday in response a court motion that Kaufman-Renn filed in late August. It states that the NCAA can’t deny him eligibility based on the five years he spent in college, his four years playing with the Boilermakers or his professional status.

Williams states that the NCAA must allow its schools to recruit, admit and enroll Kaufman-Renn while permitting him to be part of the basketball team and accrue any benefits that come with it.

A separate hearing hasn’t been scheduled yet on Kaufman-Renn’s request for a preliminary injunction, which Baird notes will have a greater impact on whether he will be permitted to play this season.

Under Williams’ ruling, Kaufman-Renn is not allowed to sign a professional contract or receive income from a professional basketball team. He was selected by the Timberwolves with the 59th pick in this year’s draft and appeared in five Summer League games, but he remains unsigned. Wolves officials support his effort to return to college, per Jon Krawczynski of The Athletic (Twitter link).

According to Baird, Kauman-Renn said “six or seven” college coaches have contacted him or his representatives to express interest. He confirmed in an Instagram post that he won’t be returning to Purdue.

In their request for a temporary restraining order, Kaufman-Renn’s attorneys argued that other NCAA athletes who were active last season are being given the opportunity to play five full years. Kaufman-Renn redshirted during the 2021/22 season before playing the next four years with the Boilermakers. After the hearing, he said that he wouldn’t have used that redshirt year under the new rules, Baird relays.