“Santa Claus is delivering mid-season acquisitions,” back-to-back NCAA basketball champion Dan Hurley posted on Christmas. “This s*** is crazy,” the University of Connecticut coach added.

Hurley was reacting to Baylor University coach Scott Drew signing a 7-foot center named James Nnaji to the Bears roster almost two months after the season started. Schools adding players to their roster midseason is rare enough. But Nnaji’s circumstances make his signing even more noteworthy.