NCAA: Six hoops players banned for betting plots
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NCAA: Six hoops players banned for betting plots
"Cedquavious Hunter, Dyquavian Short and Jamond Vincent, who played for New Orleans last season, manipulated their performance for betting purposes in seven games, according to the NCAA findings. In all seven games, Hunter, Short and Vincent allegedly lost or attempted to lose by more points than the spread at sportsbooks as part of a conspiracy with outside bettors, the NCAA said."
"Two players at Mississippi Valley State, Donovan Sanders and Alvin Stredic, were offered money to throw a Jan. 6 game against Alabama A&M, according to the NCAA. Sanders also was overheard discussing "throwing the game" ahead of a Dec. 21, 2024, contest against Tulsa, the NCAA found. Former Arizona State forward B.J. Freeman was found to have shared information with a former teammate who was betting on Freeman's performance at a daily fantasy site."
Six former men's college basketball players from New Orleans, Mississippi Valley State and Arizona State were found to have participated in betting schemes involving game manipulation or sharing information with bettors. Cedquavious Hunter, Dyquavian Short and Jamond Vincent of New Orleans manipulated performance in seven games, allegedly losing or attempting to lose by larger margins than the sportsbook spread as part of a conspiracy with outside bettors. Donovan Sanders and Alvin Stredic of Mississippi Valley State were offered money to throw a Jan. 6 game and Sanders was overheard discussing throwing a Dec. 21 game against Tulsa. B.J. Freeman of Arizona State shared performance information with a teammate betting on a daily fantasy site. All six had NCAA eligibility permanently revoked.
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