BREAKING: Saben Lee signs with agent

According to NCAA rules, if Lee signed with an non-certified agent as reported, he will be ineligible to return to Vanderbilt.

Truman McDaniel

Saben Lee (0) dribbles against Alabama on January 22, 2020.

By Betsy Goodfriend, Deputy Sports Editor

May 1, 2020

According to 247Sports’ Robbie Weinstein, guard Saben Lee has signed with Wasserman Sports Agency.

Vanderbilt’s Saben Lee has signed with Wasserman, per Instagram. None of the NCAA’s certified agents (the guys you need to sign with if you want to return to school) are listed as working for Wasserman https://t.co/0jLHTeN0CD pic.twitter.com/zmTkBEBMHb
— Robbie Weinstein (@rwweinstein) May 1, 2020

In legislation adopted after the 2018-19 season, the NCAA does not allow players represented by non-NCAA certified agents to return to school if they are not drafted in the NBA draft. Men’s basketball athletes can be represented by certified agents and maintain their collegiate eligibility.

It appears that none of Wasserman’s agents are on the short list of NCAA-approved agents, as linked in Weinstein’s tweet.

If Lee indeed signed with an agent who is not NCAA-certified, then he is ineligible to return to college basketball, regardless of whether he is drafted in the upcoming NBA Draft.

In January, Lee was ranked as the 38th-best prospect in the draft, according to Bleacher Report’s Jonathan Wasserman.

About the Contributors

Betsy Goodfriend, Former Deputy Sports Editor

Betsy Goodfriend ('21) was the Deputy Sports Editor for The Vanderbilt Hustler. She majored in Human and Organizational Development with a minor in Business. In her free time, she enjoys online shopping, creating to-do lists and watching football even if she has no interest in either team playing. She can be reached at [email protected].

Truman McDaniel, Former Multimedia Sports Specialist

Truman McDaniel (2023) is a student in the College of Arts & Science majoring in Environmental and Ecological Biology and Political Science. In his free time, he enjoys taking pictures, drinking coffee and watching movies. He can be reached at [email protected].

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