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NCAA Bars Four Ex-Alabama State Players for Game Fixing

6/8/2026

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The NCAA Committee on Infractions ruled four former Alabama State men’s basketball players ineligible on June 5, 2026 for game fixing.
They accepted $2,000 to rig the Dec 5, 2024 game against Southern Mississippi, with Fulcher and Madlock receiving $700 and Hines and Knox receiving $300.
Hines’ transfer to Temple produced FBI texts, sparking a July 2025 NCAA probe and January 2026 indictments of Fulcher and Hines, plus a university statement distancing itself.

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The NCAA Committee on Infractions ruled four former Alabama State men’s basketball players ineligible on June 5, 2026 for game fixing.
They accepted $2,000 to rig the Dec 5, 2024 game against Southern Mississippi, with Fulcher and Madlock receiving $700 and Hines and Knox receiving $300.
Hines’ transfer to Temple produced FBI texts, sparking a July 2025 NCAA probe and January 2026 indictments of Fulcher and Hines, plus a university statement distancing itself.