NCAA Bans Four Alabama State Players for Game‑Fixing
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- NCAA permanently ruled four former Alabama State players ineligible for accepting $2,000 from gamblers to fix a Dec. 5, 2024 game against Southern Miss.
- Amarr Knox and teammates Corey Hines, Tony Madlock, and Shawn Fulcher accepted the payment and helped throw the game, which Southern Miss won 81‑64.
- Amarr Knox made the game‑winning layup in Alabama State's first NCAA tournament victory (70‑68 over Saint Francis) before his eligibility was revoked.
- U.S. Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania indicted two bettors in January on wire fraud and bribery charges tied to the game‑fixing scheme.
- Temple University alerted the NCAA after Hines transferred, providing FBI‑obtained text messages that revealed the integrity violation.
Why it matters: The NCAA’s ban eliminates the four players’ college eligibility, ending their potential NCAA careers and reinforcing the league’s zero‑tolerance stance, while the indictments signal law‑enforcement’s crackdown on gambling‑driven corruption.
