Elijah Gray was barely a Wisconsin Badger; in fact, in the record books, he will never be remembered, as he played in zero games, logging zero minutes. He was dismissed from the program well before the season started as his name began to surface in a federal investigation into sports gambling. Greg Gard took a no-nonsense approach, dismissing Gray.
Gard was also privy to more of the details, but now that the case is open to the public, those troubling details explain why Wisconsin quickly dismissed the player and distanced itself from the situation. Gray was not only involved in sports betting in his own sport, but he is also being accused of actively participating in "throwing a game."
Elijah Gray is accused of agreeing to throw a game in 2024 at Fordham
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While the latest report from ESPN reveals that Gray told investigators that he ended up changing his mind and playing with his normal effort, he still agreed to help throw the game. It was a random game when Gray was at Fordham, and he was offered thousands of dollars to help Fordham lose the game. It turns out Gray and his teammates didn't lose the game; instead, they won.
Gray only played 15 minutes and didn't exactly wow, so it's hard to prove he wasn't trying to throw the game. He went 1-4 with three points, two rebounds, and three turnovers. Gard may have looked at that stat line in a game Gray was accused of throwing and was like, "Nope."
Gray contends he changed his mind and that he was approached by people posing as NIL agents, but it quickly turned out they were sports bettors. Those betters were part of the federal sting into college sports, with 29 players being part of the investigation. This Fordham vs. Duquesne game was one in particular that they circled.
These new details help explain why Wisconsin moved so quickly on from Gray and wanted nothing to do with that sort of nonsense, even if it was part of two seasons removed. Gray is now banned from college sports, and his college career is over.
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