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Twenty Men Charged in Point-Shaving Scheme Involving 17 NCAA Division I Teams

Related Topics: Point shaving, D.I., NCAA

Twenty men have been charged in a point-shaving scheme involving more than 39 players and 17 NCAA Division I basketball teams.

According to the indictment, more than 29 college basketball games were impacted by the scheme.

Here are more details from ESPN:

Fifteen of the defendants played college basketball during the 2023-24 and/or 2024-25 seasons, according to the indictment. Two of the players named in the indictment, Cedquavious Hunter and Dyquavian Short, were sanctioned in November by the NCAA for fixing New Orleans games.

Four of the players charged — Simeon Cottle, Carlos Hart, Camian Shell and Oumar Koureissi — have played for their current teams in the past week.