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The NCAA has ruled former Fordham basketball players Elijah Gray and Will Richardson ineligible after an investigation tied them to a wider college basketball betting scheme.
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The NCAA has handed down ineligibility rulings against Elijah Gray and Will Richardson, two former Fordham men basketball players linked to a college basketball betting scheme now under federal investigation.
Both players were at Fordham when alleged contact took place with known bettors. NCAA investigators interviewed them in 2025 after a separate probe found that bettors had reached out to college players about fixing games.
According to the NCAA, two bettors contacted Gray through Instagram and presented the plan as an NIL opportunity. Gray and Richardson later discussed the Feb. 23, 2024, Fordham game against Duquesne with the bettors and a former NBA player. The proposed payment ranged from $10,000 to $15,000.
Fordham won that game. Gray told NCAA investigators he had agreed to go along with the plan but later decided not to throw the game. He also said he never received money. Still, he admitted that he gave information to the bettors, which violated NCAA ethical conduct rules. The NCAA classified the case as a Level I violation.
Richardson gave a different account. He denied taking part in conversations with the bettors and denied speaking with Gray about the NCAA enforcement interview. The NCAA said evidence showed otherwise. Investigators found that Richardson supplied information to bettors and failed to protect the integrity of the investigation.
Gray later transferred to Temple and played 25 games during the 2024-25 season. He then joined Wisconsin, where he was dismissed last October for “reasons related to events preceding his enrollment.”
Gray has also pleaded guilty to federal game-fixing charges and awaits sentencing. He is one of nearly 30 people named in the federal college basketball betting case. The group includes former NBA player Anthony Blakeney, along with Marves Fairley and Shane Hennen, who also appear in the NBA betting case tied to Jontay Porter and Terry Rozier.
Richardson transferred to Albany but never played there. The program dismissed him in December 2025.
Neither Gray nor Richardson currently appears on a college roster. Any NCAA school seeking to restore eligibility for either player would need to file an appeal.
The NCAA also announced a separate case involving former Kennesaw State player Simeon Cottle. Investigators said Cottle refused to take part in a probe connected to a March 1, 2024, game against Queens.
Federal prosecutors indicted Cottle on wire fraud and bribery charges. After that, the NCAA notified Kennesaw State about possible sports betting violations, and the school dismissed him from the team.
Cottle has no college eligibility left, so the NCAA cannot impose a playing sanction. His attorney told NCAA enforcement staff on March 16 that Cottle would not participate in the investigation.