The NCAA announced that four players from Alabama State’s 2024-25 men’s college basketball team have been permanently banned as the result of a match-fixing scandal. According to the announcement, Amarr Knox, Shawn Fulcher, Corey Hines and Tony Madlock manipulated the outcome of a game between Alabama State and Southern Miss on Dec. 5, 2024. Southern Miss closed as a 6-point favorite at home and easily won 81-64, despite being down 33-30 at halftime. Per the NCAA, the four players were offered