- The NCAA announced that they are building cases against 13 former men’s basketball players for allegedly breaking rules regarding gambling.
- Allegations that the NCAA is investigating for the players include betting on or against their own team, disclosing private information to gamblers for profit, and failing to comply with the investigation. The most significant allegation is points shaving.
- This is the second straight day that the NCAA is in the news for a sports betting investigation.
INDIANAPOLIS – The NCAA has confirmed that the organization is investigating 13 former men’s basketball players for violating sports betting rules.
The new investigation comes one day after the NCAA banned Jalen Weaver, Mykell Robinson, and Steven Vasquez for their gambling infractions.
The 13 former players in the latest investigation played for a combined six schools when the alleged violations occurred. The schools that they played for are:
- Arizona State
- Michigan
- Mississippi Valley
- New Orleans
- North Carolina A&T
- Temple
The identities of the 13 individuals were not released in the NCAA’s announcement, but the rules that they violated include:
- Manipulating scores and outcomes
- Betting on their teams (for and against)
- Sharing private information about their teams to bettors
- Failing to comply with the NCAA’s investigation
There have been past cases of the NCAA punishing individuals for betting on their teams, sharing private information, and not cooperating with an investigation, but the allegation of scores and outcomes being manipulated (also known as points shaving) is less common.
Points shaving scandals have rocked the legal sports betting world in the past. The most prominent example happened in 1919 when the Chicago White Sox had eight players suspended for life by the MLB for accepting bribes for the team to lose to the Cincinnati Reds.
In college basketball, the most famous case of points shaving was in 1951. 32 different players from seven schools were convicted of point shaving.
While it is unclear what will come from the new NCAA betting scandal, and if it will prove to be as substantial as the case in 1951, it is important to monitor it.
The 2025-26 season starts on November 11, and the latest allegations may have significant repercussions at legal college basketball betting sites.
