NCAA: 3 hoops players bet on their own games

A Fresno State men's hoops subordinate manipulated his show for gambling purposes and conspired with 2 players to spot bets connected his statistics, according to findings from an NCAA probe released Wednesday.

The NCAA ruled that Fresno State guardant Mykell Robinson, San Jose State defender Steven Vasquez and Fresno State defender Jalen Weaver are permanently ineligible owed to gambling violations and are nary longer enrolled astatine their schools.

Robinson and Vasquez, who were roommates astatine Fresno State during the 2023-24 season, conspired to wager connected Robinson to underperform during a Jan. 7, 2025 crippled betwixt Fresno State and Colorado State. Three prop bets totaling $2,200 were placed connected the nether connected Robinson's statistics. The bets, which were flagged by a Nevada sportsbook operator, won a nett $15,950. One of the bets was placed by Vasquez and a "sportsbook trader," according to the NCAA.

"During the game, Robinson altered his performance, with 3 points scored, 2 rebounds, 1 three-pointer and nary assists, to guarantee the under-line bets won," the NCAA wrote successful its lawsuit synopsis.

Robinson besides placed 13 prop bets connected regular phantasy sites from December 11, 2024 done Jan. 11, 2025, according to the NCAA.

The NCAA probe besides discovered that Robinson and Weaver, who were teammates astatine Fresno State, discussed the betting lines connected each other's statistic and placed bets connected themselves and each different successful prime games. Weaver besides placed a $50 parlay stake connected himself, Robinson and a 3rd student-athlete, and won $260, the NCAA said.

Robinson past played for Fresno State connected Jan. 11 against Nevada. Vasquez graduated from San Jose State successful May. The NCAA said Robinson and Vasquez did not cooperate with its probe portion Weaver did.

ESPN reported successful February that the NCAA and Fresno State were investigating whether 2 men's hoops players had played successful regular phantasy contests based connected their ain performances.

Weaver told ESPN successful February that helium played a regular phantasy contention connected his points full successful the Bulldogs' location crippled against New Mexico connected Dec. 31. Weaver said helium risked $50 that helium would people much than 11 points connected the phantasy tract Sleeper. He finished with 13 points successful a 103-89 nonaccomplishment to the Lobos.

"I conscionable made a atrocious decision, and I shouldn't adjacent person gotten progressive with that. Now, I'm evidently paying for it," helium said then. "I stake connected a crippled I played in, but I ne'er tried to sabotage the season. I ne'er stake connected america to lose, ne'er stake my unders."