Wal Khat, from left, Mangisto Deng, Makur Puou and Akim Nyang are four Sudanese athletes at Mooseheart Child City and School. The latter three have been cleared to play basketball again after a judge granted a temporary restraining order. The IHSA had previously declared them ineligible.

COURTESY OF MOOSEHEART

COURTESY OF MOOSEHEART Mooseheart junor Makur Puou dunks in Tuesday's 53-21 victory over Westminster Christian. Puou scored a game-high 16 points in the victory.

COURTESY OF MOOSEHEART Mooseheart junior Akim Nyang shoots over Westminster Christian's Brian McDonough in Tuesday's 53-21 Mooseheart victory.

Mangisto Deng

Makur Puou

Akim Nyang

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Mooseheart officials are fighting an Illinois High School Association ban on three basketball players that are from Sudan and players on the school's basketball team. The IHSA has scheduled a hearing on Dec. 10 downstate for Mooseheart officials to plead their case. A Kane County judge Tuesday afternoon granted a temporary restraining order allowing the three to play games Tuesday and Wednesday until next week's hearing.