Forward Boris Tisma, who committed to the Huskies men's basketball team this offseason, will be continuing his professional career in Europe.
The Washington Huskies men's basketball team had an interesting wrinkle added to the roster earlier this month.
The Huskies signed Nevada Wolfpack transfer point guard Tayshawn Comer, who earned a fifth year of playing time after successfully filing suit against the NCAA relating to the organization's new eligibility rules.
The addition of Comer was somewhat surprising, considering Washington was thought to already be at capacity.
The Huskies had nine spots to fill this offseason to reach the roster cap of 15 players. Six players on last year's roster returned to the team this season.
Washington filled out the roster with one Class of 2026 commit, five transfer portal additions and three international commits.
However, the Huskies' international commitments came with questions over whether or not they'd be able to play.
Earlier this offseason, the NCAA issued a guidance that prohibited players who received financial compensation from professional leagues "above necessary expenses" from being eligible for college ball.
All three international signings, Brazilian forward Wini Braga, Australian guard Tristan Devers and Croatian forward Boris Tisma, had played professionally. Braga played for Novo Basquete Brasil, Devers played for the National Basketball League and Tisma played for several teams in Spain, Montenegro and his native Croatia.
It was thought that one of the international players were rule ineligible, which led to an open roster spot and Comer's subsequent signing. According to a post on "X" from Husky Hoops (@UnivofWA), Tisma was ruled ineligible by the NCAA. In a supporting update to that report, Tisma has signed with Spanish basketball club CB Estudiantes.
Tisma is 24-years-old and has been in the professional basketball circuit in Europe since he was a teenager. In 2015, when he was 13-years-old, he signed with Real Madrid and joined its youth academy, where he was teammates with Luka Doncic, who's been in the NBA since 2018.
Given Tisma's age and his decade-plus as a professional, the NCAA's decision to rule him ineligible makes sense.
However, it's uncertain whether Devers or Braga will also be ruled ineligible by the NCAA. Both players are younger than Tisma.
Braga and Devers are both 21-years-old, but their professional situations differ from each other and Tisma.
Devers spent most of his time in the NBL under a development contract, but the league still operates under a Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA), which means Devers received a minimum salary.
The NBB doesn't have a CBA and instead operates under Brazil's General Labor Laws, which means Braga's compensation as a professional falls under a country's laws instead of an autonomous professional league's. There's been rumors that Braga has ran into troubles enrolling in college, but it's not clear whether this is due to his specific situation or a pending decision from the NCAA on his eligibility.
