NCAA: 13 players at 6 schools in gambling plot

Thirteen men's assemblage hoops players from six schools were progressive successful gambling schemes, including point-shaving and game-manipulation, the NCAA announced Thursday.

Players formerly associated with Eastern Michigan, Temple, Arizona State, New Orleans, North Carolina A&T and Mississippi Valley State are nether probe for gambling violations, according to the NCAA, which declined to sanction the athletes until the infractions process has concluded. None of the players are presently enrolled astatine the schools wherever the infractions occurred, according to the NCAA.

The violations see athletes betting connected and against their ain teams, sharing accusation with 3rd parties for purposes of betting, knowingly manipulating scoring oregon crippled outcomes and/or refusing to enactment successful the enforcement staff's investigation.

"The emergence of sports betting is creating much accidental for athletes crossed sports to prosecute successful this unacceptable behavior, and portion legalized sports betting is present to stay, regulators and gaming companies tin bash much to trim these integrity risks by eliminating prop bets and giving sports leagues a spot astatine the array erstwhile mounting policies," NCAA President Charlie Baker said successful a release.

Schools and respective staffs successful the ongoing cases are not alleged to person been progressive successful the violations, and the enforcement unit is not seeking penalties for the institutions, the NCAA said successful its release.

ESPN antecedently reported that betting accounts associated with a gambling ringing nether national probe placed wagers deemed suspicious by bookmakers against Temple, Eastern Michigan, North Carolina A&T, Mississippi Valley State and New Orleans implicit the past 2 seasons.