Dillon Hunter’s fight for another year of eligibility at Clemson continues.

Hunter has filed a lawsuit against the NCAA in Pickens County as he seeks eligibility for a fifth season, according to a filing with the Court of Common Pleas in the 13th Judicial Circuit. Clemson University is also listed as a defendant.

Hunter is seeking a temporary restraining order and temporary injunction in South Carolina, which would allow him to play this season.

Here is an excerpt from the filing:

Plaintiff Dillon Hunter asks this Court to require the National Collegiate Athletic Association (“NCAA”) and Clemson University (“Clemson”) to do one thing: apply the NCAA’s own rule as written. Effective August 1, 2026, Bylaw 12.6 of the NCAA Division I Manual gives every “individual” five years to compete, measured from the earlier of his initial full-time college enrollment or the academic year after his nineteenth birthday. Hunter first enrolled in college at Clemson University in 2022. The 2026-27 season is his fifth year. Under the plain text of the bylaw, he is eligible.

A court note also states, “an expedited hearing shall be scheduled for this motion.”

Another part of the filing reads as follows:

Hunter grew up in Atlanta, Georgia, where he played basketball at Westlake High School. He graduated from high school in 2022, first enrolled full-time in college that year at Clemson University, and played for Clemson in the 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25, and 2025-26 seasons. Throughout his career, Hunter competed for playing time against athletes the NCAA allowed to play far longer than four seasons: Nick Davidson, Myles Foster, Viktor Lakhin, and Jaeden Zackery, each in his fifth season of competition; Joseph Girard III, Bas Leyte, and Hunter Tyson, each in his fifth or sixth season; and Jestin Porter, Jack Clark, and Brevin Galloway, each in his sixth season.

Hunter previously was part of an eligibility lawsuit in Georgia and was granted a fifth season in that case until an appeal by the NCAA reversed the decision temporarily until the appeal was complete. Oral arguments were scheduled for January, well into the current season, so last month, Hunter dismissed himself from that case, without prejudice.

Hunter is currently enrolled in classes at Clemson and taking part in all team activities, outside of playing in games. The Tigers opened the season with a win over Stetson on Monday and will return to action on Friday night at home against American University.

The veteran guard averaged a career-high 7.5 points per game last season, while starting all 35 games. He also added 3.7 rebounds and 3 assists per contest while shooting 41.1% from the floor.