# TCU basketball announces crucial Robbie Avila update

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4 outlets covering · First listed: Yahoo Sports, Nov 12, 2026, 3:17 PM · Read it: <https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/tcu-basketball-announces-crucial-robbie-211734140.html>

With the TCU basketball team looking to fill the void left by their top scorer from last season, David Punch, the program will be getting a big boost in the form of Robbie Avila. As Avila was supposed to be rejoining Saint Louis after two seasons with the team after his time with the Indiana State Sycamores from 2022 to 2024, Avila looks to now

## Who's covering it

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- Nov 12, 2026, 10:36 AM: [TCU finalizing addition of A-10 Player of the Year Robbie Avila, whose return to SLU was blocked](<https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7776248/2026/11/12/robbie-avila-tcu-transfer-saint-louis/>) — The Athletic (Sports, United States)
  The best passing big man in college basketball could be headed to TCU. But can he play now?
- Nov 12, 2026, 10:36 AM: [TCU lands Saint Louis star Robbie Avila amid roster-limit kerfuffle: What it means for the Horned Frogs](<https://www.cbssports.com/college-basketball/news/tcu-robbie-avila-saint-louis-roster/>) — CBS Sports (Sports, United States)
  A roster-limit snafu stopped the A-10 Player of the Year from returning to Saint Louis, so Robbie Avila is off to the Big 12.
- Nov 12, 2026, 1:30 PM: [“Hate the System”: Former Manhattan HC Reacts as Robbie Avila Gets Second Chance After Saint Louis Setback as TCU Move Nears Completion](<https://www.essentiallysports.com/ncaa-college-basketball-news-hate-the-system-former-manhattan-hc-reacts-as-robbie-avila-gets-second-chance-after-saint-louis-setback-as-tcu-move-nears-completion/>) — EssentiallySports (Sports)
  The NCAA’s five-in-five rule was meant to help players. Robbie Avila exposed an unexpected loophole in the system that Fran Fraschilla says is broken. Just a week after the judge cleared Robbie Avila to play his first season, his college eligibility has taken another wild twist. He was once denied a place on the St.
- Nov 12, 2026, 3:17 PM: [TCU basketball announces crucial Robbie Avila update](<https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/tcu-basketball-announces-crucial-robbie-211734140.html>) — Yahoo Sports (Sports, United States)
  With the TCU basketball team looking to fill the void left by their top scorer from last season, David Punch, the program will be getting a big boost in the form of Robbie Avila. As Avila was supposed to be rejoining Saint Louis after two seasons with the team after his time with the Indiana State Sycamores from 2022 to 2024, Avila looks to now
