NCAA investigates 13 former basketball players for sports betting violations

The NCAA is investigating potential violations of sports betting rules involving 13 former men’s basketball players who competed for six schools. Cases include athletes formerly associated with Eastern Michigan, Temple, Arizona State, New Orleans, North Carolina A&T and Mississippi Valley. The schools are not under investigation or at risk of being penalized.

Saint Joseph’s basketball promotes Steve Donahue to head coach

Saint Joseph’s basketball has promoted Steve Donahue to head coach after Billy Lange decided to take a front office job with the New York Knicks. Donahue joined the program in May as an associate coach after nine seasons as coach at Penn. He was Ivy League Coach of the Year in 2017-2018, when he led the Quakers to the NCAA Tournament.

NCAA bans 3 college basketball players for betting on their own games at Fresno St, San Jose St

The NCAA banned three Division I college basketball players by permanently revoking their eligibility on Wednesday, saying they had bet on their own games at Fresno State and San Jose State and were able to share thousands of dollars in payouts. The NCAA said the three bet on one another’s games and/or provided information that enabled others to do so during the 2024-25 regular season; two of them manipulated their performances to ensure certain bets were won.

After EA Bows Out, 2K Teases College Hoops Video Game ‘Experience’

Electronic Arts’ plans for a full-fledged college basketball video game have been shelved, the company has reportedly told schools, in part because rival publisher 2K Sports is building its own CBB offering, though it remains unclear whether that product would be built into 2K’s NBA game or released as a standalone title. Following the success …

5-star PG Deron Rippey Jr. down to 10 schools, cuts Indiana & Kansas

Deron Rippey Jr., one of the top point guards in the 2026 class, has trimmed his list, removing Indiana and Kansas from consideration. The 6-foot-2 point guard out of Blair Academy (NJ) now has a top ten of Alabama, Duke, Kentucky, Louisville, Miami, North Carolina, NC State, Syracuse, Tennessee, and Texas. Rippey, a five-star prospect, had previously included both the Hoosiers and the Jayhawks in his […]