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NCAA betting investigation widens before college hoops season – ESPNSkip to main contentSkip to navigation<>NCAA gambling inquiry widens pre-hoops seasonArizona State Sun Devils3dDavid PurdumCongress wants info on NCAA letting players bet3dDan MurphyWoodward out as LSU AD amid Landry’s criticismLSU Tigers4dPete ThamelNCAA hoops tourneys to use availability reports4dDavid PurdumLucas lands Gaskins, 1st 5-star as Miami coachMiami Hurricanes4dJeff Borzello and Paul BiancardiStorylines to watch in all 31 men’s college basketball conferencesChattanooga Mocs4dMyron MedcalfMen’s college basketball betting: Will Purdue win the title and the Wooden with Braden Smith?Purdue Boilermakers3h17 men’s college basketball teams that could win 30 games in 2025-26Gonzaga Bulldogs3dMyron MedcalfTop 100 men’s NCAA basketball players ranked going into 2025-26Missouri Tigers11dJeff Borzello and Myron MedcalfDavid PurdumOct 31, 2025, 01:12 PM ETCloseJoined ESPN in 2014Journalist covering gambling industry since 2008Follow on XEmailPrintOpen Extended ReactionsAs the college basketball season prepares to tip off, an NCAA gambling investigation with links tothe NBA betting scandalis impacting the status of multiple players at several schools, according to sources familiar with the probe.One player has been dismissed from a team, and at least two are being withheld from competition due to eligibility concerns related to the investigation, according to the sources. The NCAA said in a release last week that it had opened investigations into potential betting violations by approximately 30 current or former men’s basketball players. Some of the cases havealready been adjudicated, includingones involving former playersforEastern Michigan,Fresno StateandSan Jose State.Western Michigantold ESPN on Thursday that senior guardJustice Williamswould not be participating in competition, “pending the results of a recent NCAA investigation of events that precede his enrollment” at the school. That investigation is the NCAA’s gambling probe, according to multiple sources with direct knowledge.Williams did not play in Western Michigan’s exhibition game on Wednesday night. The Philadelphia native started his college career atLSUbefore transferring toRobert Morris, where he did not play last season because of injury. Attempts to reach him were unsuccessful.On Friday, Sports Illustrated reported thatEastern KentuckyguardAmarr Knoxis also currently ineligible. Knox transferred from Alabama State, which SI reported is a school of interest in the ongoing probe. Eastern Kentucky confirmed to ESPN that Knox is ineligible under NCAA rules but declined further comment.Earlier this week, two other schools said that players were held out or dismissed. Multiple sources with direct knowledge told ESPN these actions were related to the NCAA’s gambling investigation.Wisconsinannounced Tuesday that senior forwardElijah Grayhad been dismissed from the team because of “events preceding his enrollment” at the…
Published: 2025-11-03T13:53:37
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