TCU signs Robbie Avila after roster cap blocks Saint Louis return

TCU signed center Robbie Avila on Thursday after the College Sports Commission blocked his return to Saint Louis because the school had reached its 15-player roster limit. The Horned Frogs said Avila can play immediately.

A Missouri judge granted Avila a preliminary injunction last week allowing him to play a fifth college season. The commission ruled that Saint Louis had no room for him under the roster rules. TCU coach Jamie Dixon told The Associated Press that Avila and his family contacted him after exhausting their options with the Billikens.

Avila averaged 12.8 points, 4.5 rebounds and 4.1 assists last season. He was named Atlantic 10 player of the year after helping Saint Louis win a school-record 29 games.

Robbie Avila shoots for Indiana State in an NIT semifinal on April 2, 2024. Stefan Welsh/Office of Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb via Wikimedia Commons · Public domain.