Explained: Saint Louis forward Robbie Avila, the A-10 player of the year, gets injunction to play this season

Robbie Avila was granted a preliminary injunction Thursday to play a fifth season of college basketball for Saint Louis

preliminary injunction

A court order granted before a trial that temporarily allows an action, in this case Avila playing

five-for-five model

NCAA rule giving athletes five seasons to play within five years, starting at age 19 or high school graduation

A-10

Atlantic 10, the college athletic conference Saint Louis belongs to

No. 9 seed

Saint Louis's ranking position in last season's NCAA Tournament bracket