Ex-Fordham basketball players permanently banned by NCAA over alleged game manipulation betting scheme

Another betting ungraded successful sports has surfaced, this clip involving 2 Fordham Rams men’s hoops players.

Two erstwhile players were deemed permanently ineligible to enactment successful NCAA play aft the governing assemblage recovered them successful usurpation of imaginable crippled manipulation for sports betting.

The NCAA announced connected Tuesday that Elijah Gray and Will Richardson allegedly are connected to a known bettor who was indicted connected fraud and bribery charges.

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Elijah Gray of the Fordham Rams celebrates during a crippled against the George Washington Revolutionaries astatine Charles E. Smith Athletic Center successful Washington, D.C., connected Jan. 3, 2024. (G Fiume/Getty Images)

Gray and Richardson are some nary longer a portion of the Rams’ hoops program.

It was a 3rd enactment from different sports betting probe that had overheard Gray, Richardson and different student-athlete were discussing throwing a crippled for money.

"The NCAA enforcement unit contacted authorities gaming regulators to place bets placed by the known bettor. The Mississippi Gaming Commission noted that a $10,000 stake had been placed connected a February 2024 crippled involving Fordham, wherever the idiosyncratic stake that Fordham’s hostile would win," the NCAA wrote successful its statement. "Enforcement unit reviewed the Fordham men’s hoops roster for that play and identified 3 individuals who were connected to the known bettor connected societal media, including Gray and Richardson."

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Gray said that helium and Richardson exchanged messages with Antonio Blakeney, an ex-NBA player, and the known bettor who were progressive successful the scheme.

Gray added that some players agreed to suffer the crippled successful speech for $10,000 to $15,000 successful payments each. Gray said, though, that helium reconsidered the woody and played his mean effort and Fordham ended up winning the game.

Richardson, meanwhile, did not cooperate with NCAA investigators. He denied being a portion of calls with Gray and the known bettor during a September 2025 interview.

Elijah Gray and Kyle Rose of the Fordham Rams observe during a crippled against the George Washington Revolutionaries astatine Charles E. Smith Athletic Center successful Washington, D.C., connected Jan. 3, 2024. (G Fiume/Getty Images)

Gray said that Richardson continued to pass with Blakeney pursuing that crippled Fordham ended up winning, and said helium saw screenshots of the messages, though helium didn’t callback what they said.

Richardson denied participating successful the strategy successful a consequent interrogation successful October 2025, portion besides denying connection with the known bettor and Blakeney. He besides denied telling Gray astir his enforcement interrogation contempt Gray saying the other occurred.

"Phone records besides bespeak that aft the October interview, Richardson again contacted different student-athlete who had not yet been interviewed by the enforcement staff," the NCAA’s connection added.

Gray agreed helium violated ethical behaviour rules by providing accusation to a known bettor, but helium did support that helium did not travel done with the scheme. The NCAA said that Gray "expressed remorse for his actions."

Will Richardson of the Fordham Rams dribbles the shot during the archetypal fractional against St. John's astatine Carnesecca Arena successful New York City connected Nov. 4, 2024. (Porter Binks/Getty Images)

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Gray’s and Richardson’s vilations are considered Level 1 of the ethical behaviour rules.

Gray averaged 8.2 points per crippled crossed 32 games during his sophomore play with the Rams successful 2024. Richardson besides averaged 9.8 points per crippled implicit 27.1 minutes.

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