Are you familiar with preliminary injunctions? How about temporary retraining orders? What about a stay ruling? 

If you’re a college basketball fan, it’s time to brush up on these terms. They could wind up being as significant to your favorite team as its KenPom rating. 

In some instances, a courtroom will be more important than an actual basketball court this winter. 

As you’re reading this, the season is likely already underway with Villanova and Notre Dame tipping off Sunday morning in Rome. The year begins in earnest Monday, and the eligibility status of several difference-makers remains uncertain, tied up in courts across the country.