26 charged in connection with rigging college basketball games as part of FBI investigation
CBS News • • sports
Key Points:
- Federal prosecutors charged 26 individuals in a point-shaving scheme involving dozens of NCAA Division I men's basketball players from 17 teams, who allegedly fixed or attempted to fix 29 games between September 2022 and February 2025.
- The indictment also includes allegations of fixing Chinese Basketball Association games, with former players accused of bribing current college players to deliberately underperform and manipulate point spreads for gambling profits.
- Bribes reportedly ranged from $10,000 to $30,000 per game, targeting games where corrupted players were on teams favored to lose, ensuring the team lost by more than the point spread.
- The scheme initially involved former Chicago Bulls player Antonio Blakeney and professional bettors fixing Chinese basketball games before expanding to NCAA players through
