NCAA study finds men’s basketball leads in gambling harassment

A recent NCAA study found that men’s basketball players receive the highest rate of gambling-related harassment among the organization’s body of student-athletes.

In October, the NCAA conducted a Student-Athlete Needs, Aspirations and Perspectives (SNAP) study providing feedback from student-athletes about a variety of issues impacting their daily lives. Between Sept. 30 and Oct 5., the NCAA partnered with sports employment platform Teamworks to deliver the survey to 6,789 students across 163 institutions. The NCAA offers SNAP surveys to institutions up to six times per year.

The NCAA’s latest SNAP survey for October included topics on performance technology, mental health and fan behavior related to sports betting. It was limited to student-athletes in their sophomore year or above for their experiences related to fan engagement.

Men’s basketball leads the pack

The October 2025 NCAA SNAP survey had men’s basketball players lead all student-athletes who receive negative or threaten..