Fifteen former NCAA players charged in US-China basketball rigging case
Al Jazeera • • sports
Key Points:
- Federal prosecutors in the US have charged 20 individuals, including 15 former Division 1 college basketball players, in a scheme to rig NCAA and Chinese Basketball Association (CBA) games from 2022 to 2025.
- The accused include players, fixers, trainers, a former coach, and gamblers, some of whom were previously implicated in an NBA-related gambling probe.
- The scheme involved "point shaving," where players manipulated the margin of victory, targeting games at multiple universities such as Nicholls State, Tulane, Northwestern State, and others.
- Bribes ranging from $10,000 to $30,000 per game were paid to recruit players to participate in fixing games, according to a 70-page indictment filed in
