Point-Shaving
Former Bulls guard indicted in college basketball point-shaving scheme
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Federal prosecutors unsealed indictments on January 15, 2026, charging 20 people in a scheme to fix NCAA and Chinese professional basketball games from 2022 to 2025. Former Chicago Bulls guard Antonio Blakeney faces separate charges for recruiting players into the conspiracy. The operation involved 39 players across more than 17 Division I teams and millions in wagers on at least 29 games.
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.