Feds indict 25 in college point-shaving scandal; former SLU basketball player listed among suspects
KSDK • • sports
Key Points:
- A major indictment was unsealed involving point-shaving in college basketball, implicating 17 NCAA schools, 39 players, and dozens of fixed games, including Saint Louis University (SLU).
- Former SLU player Bradley Ezewiro, who played the 2023-24 season and averaged 12 points and 6.2 rebounds per game, was charged with participating in the scheme to ensure SLU failed to cover the first-half spread in a game against Duquesne.
- The indictment alleges that fixers recruited players like Ezewiro to underperform in games predicted to be losses, receiving bribes between $10,000 and $30,000, while organizers placed large bets based on manipulated outcomes.
- The scheme involved
