The foundation of the NCAA is built on the back of laws that nobody quite understands. But every now and then, we’ll stumble upon a rule that is even more outdated than the NCAA itself.
According to Rule 1, Section 22, Article 7, Clause b. 2 of the updated NCAA rulebook, all men’s basketball players are prevented from wearing any jersey number with numerals of 6, 7, 8, or 9. That means no one can wear jersey numbers such as No. 6, No. 17, No. 28, No. 72, and so on. This news upset Oscar Tshiebwe, the reigning National Player of the Year who returned to Kentucky for a senior season.