Ex-EMU players refused to aid betting probe

"Jalin Billingsley, Da'Sean Nelson and Jalen Terry, who are no longer with the program, had their phones imaged Jan. 29, as part of an NCAA investigation triggered by suspicious betting on Eastern Michigan's Jan. 14 game against Central Michigan, according to the findings released Friday. The players declined to be interviewed and later notified the NCAA through legal counsel that they would not participate in the investigation and asked that the phone imaging be destroyed, according to the release."

""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 Division I committee on infractions said in the release. Billingsley, Nelson and Terry could not be reached for comment Friday."

Three former Eastern Michigan players had their phones imaged Jan. 29 as part of an NCAA probe after suspicious betting on the Jan. 14 game at Central Michigan. The players declined interviews, told the NCAA through legal counsel they would not participate, and requested destruction of the phone images. Refusal to cooperate is an NCAA violation that can cause loss of eligibility, though the three players have no remaining eligibility. Enforcement staff said the lack of cooperation prevented a determination of whether sports betting violations occurred. Sportsbooks detected unusual first-half betting on three Eastern Michigan games last season, and the Eagles trailed at each halftime.

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