Two former North Carolina A&T men’s basketball players have been declared ineligible after declining to cooperate with an NCAA investigation examining possible sports betting activity tied to games involving the program.
The ruling came from the NCAA Division I Committee on Infractions following a lengthy enforcement review triggered by irregular betting patterns linked to several Aggies games during the 2024–25 season. Because investigators were unable to obtain key records or interviews, the committee said it could not determine whether actual wagering violations occurred. Even so, the refusal to participate in the investigation itself was treated as a major rules violation.
The players identified in the case, Ryan Forrest and Landon Glasper, were no longer competing in college basketball when the decision was issued. Both had been part of the North Carolina A&T roster during the time period under review.
Integrity monitoring systems that track gambling markets initially raised alarms after detecting unusual betting activity surrounding four Aggies games. Those alerts prompted the NCAA enforcement staff to begin collecting information, including financial documents, phone data and interviews with the players involved.
Former A&T players fail to cooperate with NCAA probe
According to the NCAA’s decision report, investigators repeatedly asked Forrest to provide financial records and participate in follow-up interviews related to the suspicious betting activity. The requests stretched from April through September 2025. Forrest declined to supply the documents and later told enforcement staff he would not take part in the inquiry.
Based on the data recovered from student-athletes’ phones and North Carolina A&T’s report of an FBI inquiry, the enforcement staff requested financial records and additional interviews with Forrest and Glasper in April and May 2025. The enforcement staff initially coordinated those requests through North Carolina A&T’s compliance staff and outside counsel, and both Glasper and Forrest ignored the institution’s requests.
NCAA report
Glasper was also asked to turn over financial records tied to potential sports wagering activity during his time with the program. Enforcement officials requested those materials in October 2025 and warned that refusing to respond could itself constitute an NCAA violation. The records were never provided.
Investigators also attempted to analyze information obtained through phone imaging. For months, the athletes did not respond to requests to review the copied phone data alongside enforcement staff, slowing the investigation. When officials eventually reviewed the material, they found text messages on Forrest’s phone showing photos of him holding large amounts of cash around the same time as games that had drawn betting scrutiny, along with screenshots of betting slips for professional NFL and NBA wagers.
Despite the findings, the committee said the lack of cooperation prevented investigators from determining whether bets had been placed on college games or whether any contests were affected.
Under NCAA rules, refusing to assist an enforcement investigation can be classified as a Level I violation, the most serious category in the association’s infractions structure. The designation led to both players being ruled ineligible.
The case arrives as the NCAA and federal authorities are confronting a rise in gambling-related concerns across college sports. Recent reporting has detailed multiple investigations into potential point-shaving schemes, illegal betting networks targeting college athletes, and several student-athletes at different schools being expelled for manipulating wagers.
Authorities have also examined international betting operations and organized groups suspected of attempting to influence college basketball outcomes. Against that backdrop, the NCAA has increased its reliance on betting integrity monitoring systems to flag suspicious activity and launch enforcement reviews.
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