Many college basketball players among dozens charged in point-shaving plot
Posted Jan 16, 2026
A college basketball point-shaving scheme involving more than 39 players on 17 NCAA Division I teams resulted in dozens of games in the previous two seasons being fixed by a gambling ring that included a former NBA player, according to a federal indictment. Twenty of the 26 defendants played college basketball during the 2023-24 and/or 2024-25 seasons.
(ESPN.com)
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