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$1.2M Aggies Hooper Who Also Sued NCAA Says Charles Bediako Shouldn’t Have Played In Loss To Alabama

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Texas A&M basketball player Rashaun Agee was vocal about Alabama’s newest addition, Charles Bediako, ahead of a Wednesday night matchup in Tuscaloosa.

Agee does not believe Bediako should be eligible. His opinion comes despite successfully suing the NCAA, himself, in order to secure an extra season of eligibility.

Agee was a freshman at New Mexico State in 2019. Others in his high school class include current NBAers Jaden McDaniels and EJ Liddell.

The forward redshirted in Year 1 on campus. He was injured after playing one game in Year 2. He was at JUCO in Year 3.

At Casper College, Agee was an NJCAA All-American. He buoyed that success into an offer from Bowling Green. With the Falcons, he averaged double figure scoring totals across two seasons.

Again, he opted to transfer ahead of the 2024 season. After one year at USC, he then bailed for Texas A&M. Check out the full timeline below.

2019: NMSU (redshirt)
2020: NMSU (injury – 1 gm)
2021: JUCO
2022: BGSU
2023: BGSU
2024: USC
2025: TAMU

Rashaun Agee need help to join Texas A&M basketball.

The forward was entering his seventh season, well outside the five-year window. He’d already exhausted a redshirt season, which allowed him to play at USC as a grad student.

Agee played four full seasons of college basketball. For most, that would be considered a career. He chose to fight against the eligibility constraints.

After having an initial waiver request denied, Agee sued the NCAA. He had a reported $1.2 million in NIL money on the line. If successful in his lawsuit, he’d cash in with the Aggies.

His lawyers argued that because he did not play during the 2019-2020 campaign and was enrolled in classes at New Mexico State and a JUCO, his eligibility clock should not have started. It worked.

Rashaun Agee was granted his seven-figure wish. He’s started every game this season while forcing NBA scouts to take notice. He does not believe Charles Bediako is deserving of the same.

“He shouldn’t be playing.”

The Texas A&M basketball transfer spoke with Roddy Jones of ESPN to preview a Wednesday night matchup against Alabama. Bediako’s name came up.

Both had to battle the NCAA for the right to play in 2025-26. Situations were different, but each fell outside the preset eligibility guidelines.

That does not matter to Agee.

“We talk about it, and we laugh about it,” he said. “You know, (Bediako) shouldn’t be playing, but… that doesn’t have anything to do with us.”

The comments could be viewed as hypocritical. Many noted that Agee (25) is actually older than Bediako (23) despite the Alabama hooper’s NBA stint.

At the end of the day, both players sued for the same reason – to boost pro value and cash an NIL paycheck.

Nate Oats heard Agee’s criticism before tipoff. He made sure to mention both players after the Crimson Tide’s 100-97 win.

Rashaun Agee did score a game-high 21 points. It wasn’t enough to get his team over the hump against Bediako and Co.