Four New Orleans players who've been suspended since late January are under investigation for possible NCAA violations related to sports gambling, a person familiar with the situation said. The person spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity on Wednesday because the university's only public statements about the

The Privateers have held out four of their top five scorers since they fell to Incarnate Word on Jan. 27 for a violation of team rules. According to Goodman and the Associated Press, they are under investigation by both the NCAA and the school for sports gambling violations.

Four more people have been added to the steadily growing list of low-major college basketball players under investigation for ties to potential point shaving and betting on games, according to ESPN on Wednesday.

A university spokesman said the pause was due to the death of Caleb Wilson, 20, a junior from Kenner studying mechanical engineering.

Caleb Wilson, a 20-year-old junior at Southern University and A&M College, died Thursday after attending an off-campus event in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.