NCAA to investigate 13 former basketball athletes for alleged sports betting violations

The Association stated facts vary for each respective case, but revolve around the athletes betting on and against their own teams and knowingly manipulating scoring or game outcomes.

The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) has begun the process of investigating allegations into 13 former men’s basketball athletes for potential sports betting violations, having attended six different universities throughout their respective collegiate careers. 

The NCAA Committee recently resolved the case involving Mykell Robinson, Steven Vasquez and Jalen Weaver on September 10, as each were released from their respective teams for betting on their own programs. 

Current ongoing cases for the NCAA involve universities such as Eastern Michigan, Temple, Arizona State, New Orleans, North Carolina A&T and Mississippi Valley. 

The former athletes in question allegedly bet on and against their own teams, shared information with third parties for purposes of sports betting, knowingly manipulated scoring or game outcomes and/or refused to participate in the enforcement staff’s investigation.

“The NCAA monitors over 22,000 contests every year and will continue to aggressively pursue competition integrity risks such as these. I am grateful for the NCAA enforcement team’s relentless work and for the schools’ cooperation in these matters,” NCAA President Charlie Baker said. 

“The rise of sports betting is creating more opportunity for athletes across sports to engage in this unacceptable behavior, and while legalized sports betting is here to stay, regulators and gaming companies can do more to reduce these integrity risks by eliminating prop bets and giving sports leagues a seat at the table when setting policies.”

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Each school and its respective employees have been confirmed to not be under investigation for sports betting violations by the NCAA, and enforcement staff will not be seeking punishment against any institution. 

While none of the 13 names will be unveiled until the infractions process has concluded, the NCAA felt compelled to release the information due in part to “extensive public reporting” for the cases in question. 

Kirk Geller

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