The California Interscholastic Federation Southern Section has cleared junior Marvin Bagley III to play his junior year, reversing its earlier finding that he was ineligible because his transfer to a Chatsworth high school was athletically motivated.
The 6-foot-11 Bagley left Phoenix Hillcrest Prep in November and was being home schooled, before moving to Southern California and enrolling in Sierra Canyon High School in January.
The CIF determined that the move was athletically motivated, and ruled he was ineligible to play until January 4, 2017 – one year from his date of enrollment. Bagley lost his CIF appeal.
But after Sierra Canyon submitted updated transfer paperwork, the CIF reversed its ruling, removing all restrictions on his eligibility.
Sierra Canyon is Bagley’s third high school in the past year. He is one of the most highly touted recruits in the country.