Wichita State guard Kenyon Giles has joined a new lawsuit in Indiana seeking a fifth season of college basketball eligibility.

Giles was named in a first amended complaint filed Tuesday, Sept. 15, in Monroe Circuit Court in Bloomington, Indiana, the Wichita Eagle reported. The filing challenges the NCAA's decision to exclude Class of 2022 athletes from its new eligibility model, which was adopted in June and allows some players to compete across a five-year window.

The move gives Giles a fresh legal path after a South Carolina judge denied his earlier injunction request on Sept. 1. That court found the plaintiffs "failed to show a likelihood of success on the merits." A separate class-wide injunction from a Colorado federal court was stayed by the 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Aug. 21, closing off another avenue.

Former WSU forward Karon Boyd is also named in the Indiana complaint. Boyd has not decided where he would play if granted another season, according to the filing. The complaint states that Giles would return to Wichita State for 2026-27 if granted another year.

The Indiana case began Sept. 4 when a smaller group of athletes, including Indiana football players Stephen Daley and Kellan Wyatt, sued the NCAA in Monroe Circuit Court. Judge Kara Krothe granted those original plaintiffs a temporary restraining order preventing the NCAA from declaring them ineligible solely because they had played four college seasons.

Giles was not among those original plaintiffs. The restraining order does not automatically cover him.

At a Monday hearing, attorneys for both sides appeared before Judge Krothe and testimony was heard. Rather than rule from the bench, Krothe directed both sides to submit proposed findings and legal conclusions by Thursday, Sept. 17. A decision could come after that review. The court docket noted Krothe would allow more time for submissions if the parties agreed to extend the temporary restraining order protecting the original plaintiffs.

The complaint argues the NCAA is subject to jurisdiction in Indiana because its national headquarters are in Indianapolis. Unlike the South Carolina case, the Indiana filing does not make a Sherman Act antitrust claim. Instead, the plaintiffs argue they are intended third-party beneficiaries of the contract between the NCAA and its member schools and that the NCAA breached those obligations by applying eligibility rules unfairly to the Class of 2022.

They are not seeking monetary damages.

Giles remains ineligible to play in games for the Shockers unless a court grants him protection. He can practice with the team but cannot play in games.

For head coach Paul Mills, Giles averaged a team-high 19.1 points last season, started all 36 games and set a program record with 125 made 3-pointers on 37.8% shooting. He finished with 689 points, the third-most in a single season in WSU history. Without him, the rest of WSU's roster combined to shoot 31.2% from beyond the arc.

WSU finished 24-12 last season, reached the American Athletic Conference tournament championship game and advanced to the third round of the NIT. A source close to Giles told the Eagle in August that Giles believes there is "unfinished business" after that championship-game loss and is willing to take fewer shots if it gives the Shockers a better chance to reach the NCAA Tournament.

Giles played at Radford in 2022-23 and 2023-24, then UNC Greensboro in 2024-25, before transferring to Wichita State for 2025-26. Because he competed in all four seasons, the NCAA considers his eligibility exhausted under the transition rules.

Preseason practice begins Wednesday, Sept. 23. The Shockers open the season Wednesday, Nov. 4, against Cal State Northridge at Koch Arena.