"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 have already been adjudicated, including ones involving former players for Eastern Michigan, Fresno State and San Jose State."
"Western Michigan told ESPN on Thursday that senior guard Justice Williams would 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 at LSU before transferring to Robert Morris, where he did not play last season due to injury."
As the college basketball season begins, an NCAA gambling investigation connected to an NBA betting scandal is affecting player availability at multiple programs. The NCAA opened investigations into potential betting violations involving approximately 30 current or former men's basketball players; some cases have already been adjudicated, including matters tied to Eastern Michigan, Fresno State and San Jose State. Western Michigan announced senior guard Justice Williams will not participate in competition pending the NCAA probe into events that precede his enrollment. Eastern Kentucky confirmed guard Amarr Knox is currently ineligible under NCAA rules; Knox transferred from Alabama State, a school reported to be of interest in the probe.
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