Federal Indictment
Federal prosecutors in Philadelphia have indicted 26 individuals, including 20 college basketball players, for their alleged roles in a widespread point-shaving conspiracy affecting at least 29 Division I games across 17 schools. The scheme, which began in 2022 and targeted mostly low- and mid-major programs, involved bribing players to manipulate game outcomes for gambling profits totaling millions of dollars. Five charged players were active on rosters this season until suspensions followed the announcement.
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A federal indictment unsealed on January 16, 2026, in Pennsylvania has charged 26 individuals, including over a dozen college basketball players, in a widespread scheme to fix NCAA and Chinese Basketball Association games through point-shaving. The plot targeted games from the 2023-24 and 2024-25 seasons, with players allegedly underperforming to benefit bettors. Four North Carolina natives, including a former North Carolina A&T player, are among those implicated.