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NCAA Names 3 Ex–Eastern Michigan Players for Failure to Cooperate in Betting Probe

Their refusal left investigators unable to determine whether wagering rules were broken.

Overview

  • Jalin Billingsley, Da’Sean Nelson and Jalen Terry were publicly cited by the Division I Committee on Infractions for declining to participate after an NCAA request tied to 2024–25 games.
  • Integrity monitors flagged suspicious first‑half wagering on Eastern Michigan’s Jan. 14 loss at Central Michigan and later identified abnormal activity in two earlier games against Toledo and Akron.
  • An NCAA‑approved vendor imaged the players’ phones on Jan. 29, and on March 17 their counsel told investigators the players would not be interviewed and instructed that the images be destroyed.
  • The committee classified the noncooperation as a Level I violation that can carry permanent ineligibility, though the three athletes have no remaining collegiate eligibility.
  • NCAA enforcement said it could not determine whether betting violations occurred, and officials noted the case is part of a broader inquiry involving 13 athletes at six schools.