YPSILANTI, Mich. – Three former Eastern Michigan basketball players didn’t cooperate with an investigation into possible sports betting violations, the NCAA says.
In a release issued Friday, Oct. 24, 2025, the NCAA released a decision by the Division 1 Committee on Infractions, saying the results could have led to permanent ineligibility for Jalin Billingsley, Da’Sean Nelson, and Jalen Terry if they had any remaining.
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NCAA officials said suspicious first-half betting was flagged by multiple integrity monitoring services during Eastern Michigan’s Jan. 14, 2025, game at Central Michigan.
"Integrity services subsequently determined that abnormal betting activity occurred on two previous games that season, as well," the release says. “Shortly thereafter, the enforcement staff contacted the school and opened a collaborative investigation.”
All three players had their phones imaged on Jan. 29. Enforcement staff members tried to interview the players through their legal counsel, but on March 17, those lawyers notified the NCAA that the players would not participate int he process, according to the NCAA.
March 17 was four days after the season officially ended.
Since the players didn’t cooperate, the enforcement staff members said they couldn’t determine whether there were any sports betting violations.
Their failure to cooperate resulted in level one violations, according to the NCAA.
“When individuals choose not to cooperate -- particularly when cases involve potential integrity issues -- those choices can and will be met with serious consequences, including prohibitions on athletically related activities, the loss of eligibility, and/or being publicly named in an infractions decision,” the committee said in its decision.
Players who have violated NCAA rules aren’t eligible and can only be reinstated with the help of an NCAA school, the release says.