Frank Kaminsky doesn't qualify for the NCAA back pay and he's wondering why

On Friday, Judge Claudia Wilken approved the House Settlement v. the NCAA, a historic case that will allow colleges to pay student-athletes directly based on value and agreed-upon deals. One part of this approval is that players who played from 2016 to the present day will be eligible for back pay by their universities based on value.

This means that anyone who graduated or left college after the 2015 season is ineligible for back pay. Now, if you remember, the best Wisconsin basketball team in history went on a title run in 2015. This is also Frank Kaminsky III's final season at Wisconsin after playing from 2011-2015. Which means he's not eligible for any backpay, and he posted on social media asking, "WHY?"

Frank Kaminsky III left Wisconsin in 2015 which makes him and his class ineligible for back pay

Frank Kaminsky is probably curious, but it comes naturally knowing he left in 2015, and others in his class did, too. Why not us? Even if the money isn't something that he desires or needs, it would leave anyone curious: 'Why wasn't my class included?' The answer isn't all that complicated.

It's assumed that it's because of the statute of limitations. Which basically means a cutoff from when someone can claim a financial settlement. 2016 was 10 years ago, and that's the cutoff. It has nothing to do with Judge Wilken being anti-2015 or some random date on the calendar. It's simply that's the 10-year window of the statute of limitations.

If Big Frank were eligible, he'd be worth a ton of back pay. There was not a better team in Wisconsin basketball history and not a better player on that team. He would clean up in the back pay category since it's based on value. However, he just misses the window.