Report: Robbie Avila closing in on move to TCU

ST. LOUIS, Mo. (Matrix Midwest) - Former Saint Louis University basketball standout Robbie Avila could be headed to the Big 12 after a roster-limit decision blocked his return to the Billikens.

TCU is reportedly closing in on adding Avila, the reigning Atlantic 10 Player of the Year. The report comes two weeks into the 2026-27 college basketball season.

A St. Louis City Circuit judge granted Avila a preliminary injunction last week, allowing him to play a fifth college season. But Saint Louis already had 15 players on its roster, and the College Sports Commission denied the university’s request to add him as a 16th player.

The commission said the request would violate roster limits imposed under the House v. NCAA settlement.

Avila spent the past two seasons at Saint Louis after beginning his college career at Indiana State. He earned first-team All-Atlantic 10 honors in 2026 and helped the Billikens reach the NCAA Tournament that season.

The Oak Forest, Illinois, native has 1,990 career points, 750 rebounds and 473 assists, according to On3. If the move to TCU is completed, the Horned Frogs would be his third college program.

Avila went undrafted in the NBA and signed an Exhibit 10 contract with the Los Angeles Lakers.